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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Oxford 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

121Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Oxford 2

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oxford 2 route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422024-54%1979
OvenbirdParulidae262024+19%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024-40%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae202024-41%1979
American RobinTurdidae202024-52%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192024-17%1979
American CrowCorvidae182024-39%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae162024-37%1979
BobolinkIcteridae152024-30%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152024-77%1979
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152024+46%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024+0%1979
Blue JayCorvidae112024-46%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024-17%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112024+19%1979
European StarlingSturnidae102024-66%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024-68%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102024-39%1979
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024-73%1979
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024-4%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024-79%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-66%1979
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024-36%1979
VeeryTurdidae72024-63%1979
Canada GooseAnatidae72024+407%1988
MallardAnatidae62024+233%1982
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+120%1983
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae52022+175%1985
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52024+33%1981
Prairie WarblerParulidae52024+60%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-84%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-52%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-78%1979
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42024+0%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+267%2007
Common RavenCorvidae42024+50%2011
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+75%1979
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+140%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-46%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-80%1979

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.