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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Oxford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

101Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1976Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Oxford

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oxford 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1071976-30%1970
American RobinTurdidae651976-9%1970
European StarlingSturnidae491976-49%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae401976+8%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae331976-1%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae301976-38%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae291976+56%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae291976+19%1970
American CrowCorvidae281976+8%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae241976-35%1970
BobolinkIcteridae231976-48%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae231976-11%1970
Blue JayCorvidae191976-16%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae191976-43%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae161976-36%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae161976-10%1970
OvenbirdParulidae161976-24%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae151976-51%1970
VeeryTurdidae141976-8%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae131976-34%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae121976+225%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae121976+11%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae111976-75%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae111976-43%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae101976+136%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae101976+133%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae91976-57%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae91976-31%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae91976-51%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae91975-20%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae81976-70%1970
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae81976+22%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae71976-67%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae71976-46%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae71976+54%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae61967n/an/a
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae61976-61%1970
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae61976-21%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae61976-18%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae51976-46%1970

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