BBS Route · New York · BCR 28
Phillips Cr Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.
121Species Recorded
54Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on New York Phillips Cr
Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 55 | 2024 | -67% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 48 | 2024 | -48% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 46 | 2024 | -29% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 43 | 2024 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 31 | 2024 | 21× | 1970 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 22 | 2024 | +26% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 22 | 2024 | +45% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 22 | 2024 | -3% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 21 | 2024 | -55% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 18 | 2024 | -37% | 1969 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2024 | +517% | 1969 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2024 | +440% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2024 | +105% | 1969 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -72% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2024 | -60% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 13 | 2024 | -10% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 13 | 2024 | -73% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -12% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +250% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2024 | +350% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -62% | 1969 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +300% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +5% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | +258% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +158% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2023 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | -77% | 1969 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2023 | -74% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -19% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2013 | -81% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +500% | 1977 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2002 | +200% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -87% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +229% | 1969 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 1969 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 4 | 2016 | +14% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 2009 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -62% | 1969 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.