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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Romulus Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2000Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Romulus

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Romulus 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 StarlingSturnidae5012000+68%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1462000-67%1972
American RobinTurdidae1022000+18%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae932000+80%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae702000+14%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae642000-85%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae572000-16%1972
American CrowCorvidae412000+63%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae382000+543%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae272000-70%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae221997+40%1972
Ring-billed GullLaridae222000-76%1988
Tree SwallowHirundinidae212000+65%1974
Great Blue HeronArdeidae172000+740%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae152000-44%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae132000+26%1972
BobolinkIcteridae122000-4%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122000-7%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae122000-44%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae102000+18%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae91997-26%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae92000-41%1972
MallardAnatidae82000+129%1980
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72000+43%1987
House SparrowPasseridae72000-70%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae62000+14%1972
House FinchFringillidae62000+17%1987
Yellow WarblerParulidae52000+66%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae51997+50%1977
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42000-77%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae41997-30%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42000-4%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae41997+0%1972
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae41993+38%1983
Purple FinchFringillidae41997n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae31997+20%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31993-36%1972
Blue JayCorvidae32000+100%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32000-87%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae32000-44%1972

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