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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 38 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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
Song SparrowPasserellidae432025+33%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae382025-80%1970
American RobinTurdidae382025-26%1970
European StarlingSturnidae362025-62%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae202024-42%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae202025+78%1970
American CrowCorvidae182025-14%1970
House SparrowPasseridae172025-80%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-62%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025+80%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025-18%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+393%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025+28%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae92025-31%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+44%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-75%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025+63%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51975-38%1973
House FinchFringillidae52025-55%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025+367%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae52021+133%2015
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42022+50%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+9%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-23%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-14%1970
Blue JayCorvidae42025-11%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+233%1997
Purple FinchFringillidae42018+150%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-43%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+44%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025+400%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae32017-17%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021+33%2005
Ring-billed GullLaridae32022+8%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024+114%1998
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22011-96%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22015-44%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025-18%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+67%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22025-22%1970

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