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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Sheridan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Sheridan

Top 40 of 115 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
Ring-billed GullLaridae1002024+211%1995
American RobinTurdidae662024-13%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae632024-27%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae592024-28%1968
American CrowCorvidae392024+14%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292024+26%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae292024+42%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+28%1968
European StarlingSturnidae242024-62%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232024+2%1968
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae222024-58%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae201970n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae172024-70%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+25%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162024-68%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae152024-15%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142024+86%1968
Blue JayCorvidae132024+5%1968
House SparrowPasseridae132024-66%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132024+100%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122024-11%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-19%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024-38%1968
BobolinkIcteridae82024-56%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae82024+50%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+86%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+433%1981
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-78%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae61998-33%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+0%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-68%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae61998+300%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024+29%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae51998+22%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+133%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51991+133%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-80%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024+0%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-74%1968

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