BBS Route · New York · BCR 30
Purdy Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
36Years Surveyed
1980–2022Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on New York Purdy
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 49 | 2022 | +42% | 1982 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 42 | 2022 | +12% | 1982 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 40 | 2022 | -22% | 1982 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2022 | -7% | 1982 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 30 | 2022 | +64% | 1982 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 19 | 2022 | 22× | 1986 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 17 | 2022 | +338% | 1983 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2022 | +16% | 1982 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2022 | -7% | 1982 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 16 | 2022 | -70% | 1982 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 2022 | -30% | 1982 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 15 | 2022 | -66% | 1982 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2022 | 16× | 1982 | |
| Mute Swan | Anatidae | 11 | 2022 | +205% | 1984 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 10 | 2016 | +75% | 1987 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2022 | -75% | 1982 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2022 | -89% | 1982 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 8 | 2022 | -43% | 1982 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2022 | +50% | 2006 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2022 | +300% | 1982 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 2021 | -94% | 1982 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2022 | -83% | 1982 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2022 | +233% | 1983 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2022 | +233% | 1983 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2022 | -8% | 1982 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2022 | -68% | 1982 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2021 | -31% | 1982 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2022 | -82% | 1982 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2022 | -62% | 1982 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | -50% | 1982 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2022 | -50% | 1982 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2022 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1991 | +300% | 1986 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 4 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 1991 | +100% | 1981 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -36% | 1982 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -84% | 1982 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 3 | 2019 | -18% | 1983 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2022 | -71% | 1982 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2022 | -54% | 1982 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.