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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Rhinebeck Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Rhinebeck

Top 40 of 116 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 BlackbirdIcteridae482024-82%1968
American CrowCorvidae342024-38%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae312024-27%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae312024+36%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024+5%1968
American RobinTurdidae252024-62%1968
European StarlingSturnidae202024-89%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024-46%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024-13%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162024+400%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024+171%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024+5%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae152017-18%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae152024+500%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142024+107%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142024+250%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae132024-87%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae132024+108%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024+533%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+725%1990
Blue JayCorvidae102024-58%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024-26%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024-5%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+0%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-46%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+320%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-60%1968
House SparrowPasseridae72024-88%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024-62%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62022-68%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-60%1968
Green HeronArdeidae52018+17%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae42021-41%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-42%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-72%1968
BobolinkIcteridae42024-50%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024+25%1969
OvenbirdParulidae42024+275%1972
VeeryTurdidae42022+100%1969
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42022+160%1974

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