BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

S Berne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 31 survey years, no longer active.

120Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2013Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New York S Berne

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the S Berne 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 BlackbirdIcteridae502013-30%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372013+140%1970
OvenbirdParulidae372013+192%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae342013+33%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae292013-36%1970
American RobinTurdidae252013-37%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae232012+74%1999
Tree SwallowHirundinidae212013+900%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae172013+13%1970
American CrowCorvidae142013-10%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae142013+228%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae132013-11%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132013+56%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122013+68%1970
Blue JayCorvidae112013-19%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae112013-17%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae112010-18%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102013-15%1970
VeeryTurdidae102013-34%1970
European StarlingSturnidae92013-84%1970
BobolinkIcteridae92013-24%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92013-3%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92013+60%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae92013-66%1970
American Black DuckAnatidae91978+200%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae72013-44%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72013-53%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62013-31%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62013-29%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62013-35%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae62013+3%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52013+15%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52012-65%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52013-63%1970
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52012+25%1977
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42013+54%1970
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae42013+40%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42013-20%1970
House SparrowPasseridae41999-61%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42013+29%1977

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