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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Platte Cove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2018Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Platte Cove

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Platte Cove 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 StarlingSturnidae642018-49%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae492018+140%1970
American RobinTurdidae442018-41%1970
American CrowCorvidae382018+17%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352018-72%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae332018-28%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae24201814×1973
OvenbirdParulidae232018+340%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae212018+42%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae192018+900%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182018+125%1970
Blue JayCorvidae142018-21%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae112018-9%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae92018-3%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae92018-44%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92018+450%1971
Hermit ThrushTurdidae92018+460%1970
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae92018+75%1991
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72017+435%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72018-29%1970
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72018+133%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62018-58%1970
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52018+67%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae52016+50%1972
BobolinkIcteridae52018+11%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52018-10%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52018-55%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52018+150%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae51992-25%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52017-36%1979
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42018-7%1970
Purple FinchFringillidae42018+9%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42018+38%1970
American RedstartParulidae42018+30%1971
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae41990n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42018+50%2010
Common RavenCorvidae42018+67%1999
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42018+60%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32018-72%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32018-74%1970

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