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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Rhinebeck Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Rhinebeck

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rhinebeck 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 BlackbirdIcteridae342025-84%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae322025+33%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae302025-21%1968
American CrowCorvidae252025-27%1968
American RobinTurdidae182025-71%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025-5%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae152017-18%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025+567%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025-36%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+19%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025+0%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025+86%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+16%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+400%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92025-65%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae92025+138%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-84%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-56%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+467%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-12%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+118%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-51%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025-28%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-76%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-66%1968
House FinchFringillidae52025+57%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025+280%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae42021-41%1968
European StarlingSturnidae42025-89%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025-47%1968
OvenbirdParulidae42025+200%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+67%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025+133%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025-76%1972
American WoodcockScolopacidae41970n/an/a
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42025+100%2016
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024-82%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+225%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-38%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-77%1968

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