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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Swain Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 40 survey years, no longer active.

119Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2007Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Swain

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Swain 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1152007+13%1969
American CrowCorvidae522007+46%1969
American RobinTurdidae502007-26%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae432007+22%1969
European StarlingSturnidae332007+62%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae272007+60%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232007+46%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae202007+60%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae202007+255%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202007+48%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae202007+57%1969
OvenbirdParulidae202007+141%1969
Blue JayCorvidae182007+89%1969
BobolinkIcteridae162007+54%1969
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae16200713×1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152007-26%1969
House SparrowPasseridae152007-59%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132007+12%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae132007-37%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae112007-74%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112007+89%1969
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92007+567%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae82007+26%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae82007-39%1969
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae82007+400%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72007-77%1969
VeeryTurdidae72007-68%1969
Purple FinchFringillidae62007+200%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62007-68%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62007-75%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62007+24%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae52007-86%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52007+27%1969
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52007+183%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52007+150%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae42007-73%1969
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42007+80%1978
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31975+200%1967
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32007+75%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32007+25%1969

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