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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Rushville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Rushville

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rushville 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 StarlingSturnidae752024-59%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae652024-74%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae592024+48%1970
American RobinTurdidae482024-20%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024+130%1970
American CrowCorvidae332024+0%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae322024-56%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322024+487%1970
House SparrowPasseridae322024-76%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae212024-6%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024+56%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae202024-42%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae192024-19%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-63%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae132024+35%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024+110%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae92024+105%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae92024+525%1970
House FinchFringillidae92024-61%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+200%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-22%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae62024-33%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+44%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51975-38%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52024+500%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae52021+133%2015
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42022+50%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-61%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+233%2012
Purple FinchFringillidae42018+150%2006
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+0%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-18%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+83%1970
BobolinkIcteridae32024-8%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024+21%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae32017-17%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021+33%2005
Ring-billed GullLaridae32022+8%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024+114%1998
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22011-96%1970

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