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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Rifton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.

100Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1986Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Rifton

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rifton 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 StarlingSturnidae631986-18%1969
American RobinTurdidae471986-32%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae461986-46%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae361986-48%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae341986+16%1969
House SparrowPasseridae291986-63%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae271986+11%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae251986+289%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae201967n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae201986+178%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae181986-46%1969
Blue JayCorvidae171986+38%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae171986-50%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae171986-6%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae131986-44%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae131986+391%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae121986+93%1969
OvenbirdParulidae111986-25%1969
House FinchFringillidae111986+0%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae101986+63%1969
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae91986+40%1969
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae91986+300%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae91986-13%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae81986-29%1969
American CrowCorvidae71986+8%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae71986+233%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae71986+0%1981
Eastern TowheePasserellidae61986-87%1969
American RedstartParulidae61986+33%1970
VeeryTurdidae61986-21%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae51986-8%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae51986+71%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae51986+43%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae51986-69%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae51986+75%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae51986+475%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae41986-27%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae41986+4%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae41986-81%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae41986-21%1969

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