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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

S Vandalia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2017Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York S Vandalia

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the S Vandalia 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 StarlingSturnidae792017-25%1968
American RobinTurdidae582017-19%1968
American CrowCorvidae472017+91%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462017-58%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae352017-22%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae322017-36%1968
House SparrowPasseridae242017-67%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae24201714×1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192017+511%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152017+212%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152017-35%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae122017-9%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae122017+153%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122017+160%1981
Canada GooseAnatidae122016-7%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112017+125%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102017+50%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102017+220%1968
American RedstartParulidae72017+47%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae72003+50%1990
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62016+0%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae61976-29%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae62017-50%1968
MallardAnatidae52017+83%1975
Blue JayCorvidae52017+113%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52017-41%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae42017+250%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae42017-59%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32017+10%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32017-69%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32016-79%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae32017-66%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32014+25%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae22017-18%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae22017-22%1969
BobolinkIcteridae22016-54%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22017-60%1968
Purple FinchFringillidae22015-43%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22016-14%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae22013-60%1968

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