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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Whitney Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 51 survey years, no longer active.

114Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Whitney Pt

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whitney Pt 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 BlackbirdIcteridae442022-76%1969
American RobinTurdidae302022-63%1969
American CrowCorvidae212022-3%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae182022-4%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae172022+660%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae142022-16%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae112022+40%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae102022-77%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102022+867%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae92022+200%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92014+16%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92022+36%1969
BobolinkIcteridae82022-59%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae82018-62%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae82022-56%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae71972+0%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72022+580%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae62022-30%1970
European StarlingSturnidae62022-87%1969
Blue JayCorvidae52022+21%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae52022+133%1986
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52022+180%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42015+17%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae42022-59%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae42016+150%1992
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32022+57%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32016-90%1969
OvenbirdParulidae32022+180%1969
House SparrowPasseridae32022-91%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae32022-80%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32016+0%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32008-90%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32009+25%1980
Magnolia WarblerParulidae32007+100%1992
Prairie WarblerParulidae32003+25%1994
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22018+0%1972
American KestrelFalconidae22022+0%1970
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22018+0%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22022+120%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22010-47%1969

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