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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Sheridan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Sheridan

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sheridan 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
American CrowCorvidae782025+45%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae712025-16%1968
American RobinTurdidae702025-21%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae592025-48%1968
European StarlingSturnidae402025-67%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae382025-13%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae342025+471%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025+22%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025-69%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae202025+61%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae192025-8%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+44%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+44%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025+28%1968
Blue JayCorvidae142025+55%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+14%1968
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132025-52%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae122025-40%1970
BobolinkIcteridae112025-58%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-87%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-13%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae92025+367%1973
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+67%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-17%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+46%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82025+107%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025+0%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+36%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-65%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+40%2024
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-71%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae61998+300%1971
American RedstartParulidae62025+0%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-55%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025+100%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52025-13%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-27%1969
House SparrowPasseridae52025-80%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52025+100%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51991+133%1980

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