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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Vestal Ctr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2019Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Vestal Ctr

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Vestal Ctr 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 BlackbirdIcteridae482019-66%1968
European StarlingSturnidae362019-92%1968
American RobinTurdidae312019-19%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae242019+67%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae232019-14%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202019-53%1968
BobolinkIcteridae202019+10%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae19201914×1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae182019+72%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae152019-14%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152019+68%1968
American CrowCorvidae132019-12%1968
OvenbirdParulidae132019+378%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132019+19%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122019+318%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122019+529%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122019+44%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112019+13%1968
House SparrowPasseridae112019-39%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae102014-61%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae92019-80%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae92019+209%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae72019+15%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72019+300%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62019-11%1968
Blue JayCorvidae62019+17%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62009-88%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae52019-56%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52019-23%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52019-65%1969
Magnolia WarblerParulidae52019+400%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42019+50%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42018-86%1968
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42018-42%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42019+0%1968
VeeryTurdidae42019-19%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42018+200%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae42019+50%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32019+17%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32018+100%1969

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