Guild · Pennsylvania · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In Pennsylvania

55 species in this guild. As a group they are +53% since 1968.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for forest birds in Pennsylvania. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in Pennsylvania is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 5.2 (95% range 4.7–5.7). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±9.8%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+10%Change by 2029
5.2Projected 2029 index
4.75.795% range
±9.8%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20255.14.65.6
20265.14.65.6
20275.24.75.7
20285.24.75.7
20295.24.75.7

Member Species In Pennsylvania

Forest birds species in Pennsylvania.
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae-96%
Kentucky WarblerParulidae-90%
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae-73%
Nashville WarblerParulidae-68%
Northern WaterthrushParulidae-61%
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae-29%
Wood ThrushTurdidae-25%
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae-25%
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae-17%
Prairie WarblerParulidae-14%
Mourning WarblerParulidae-14%
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae-9%
American RobinTurdidae-7%
Cerulean WarblerParulidae-1%
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae+4%
Yellow WarblerParulidae+26%
Common YellowthroatParulidae+44%
Canada WarblerParulidae+46%
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae+51%
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae+64%
White-eyed VireoVireonidae+65%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae+76%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae+79%
VeeryTurdidae+93%
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae+107%
Tufted TitmouseParidae+137%
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae+142%
American RedstartParulidae+143%
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae+158%
Northern ParulaParulidae+170%
Hermit ThrushTurdidae+170%
Warbling VireoVireonidae+181%
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae+204%
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae+212%
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae+246%
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae+263%
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae+269%
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae+277%
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae+290%
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae+364%
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae+440%
OvenbirdParulidae+520%
Magnolia WarblerParulidae+628%
Brown CreeperCerthiidae+682%
Hooded WarblerParulidae+720%
Carolina ChickadeeParidae+763%
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae+774%
Pine WarblerParulidae+904%
Winter WrenTroglodytidae13×
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae18×
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae24×
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32×
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae44×
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae45×
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae63×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.