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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Phillips Cr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Phillips Cr

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Phillips Cr 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
European StarlingSturnidae582025-48%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae502025-26%1969
American RobinTurdidae472025-48%1969
OvenbirdParulidae40202523×1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae312025+14%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae302025-69%1969
Blue JayCorvidae292025+342%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae292025-47%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae262025+22%1969
American CrowCorvidae232025-43%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202025+10%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172025-58%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025-17%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172025+211%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+483%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025+95%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae132024-73%1995
BobolinkIcteridae122025-79%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025+29%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112025+23%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-67%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+150%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-4%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae92025+500%1969
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92025+283%1977
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025+440%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025+157%1969
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+283%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024-77%1969
House SparrowPasseridae62013-81%1969
VeeryTurdidae62025+111%1969
MallardAnatidae52002+200%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-66%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52025-72%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+129%1969
Hooded WarblerParulidae52025+100%1998
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae42016+14%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+33%2009
Common RavenCorvidae42025-11%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-93%1969

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.