BBS Route · Delaware · BCR 30
Pepperbox 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
7Years Surveyed
2017–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Delaware Pepperbox 2
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 119 | 2024 | +49% | 2019 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 77 | 2024 | +8% | 2019 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 53 | 2024 | -30% | 2019 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 52 | 2024 | +13% | 2019 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 48 | 2024 | +28% | 2019 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 46 | 2024 | +16% | 2019 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 45 | 2024 | +93% | 2019 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2024 | -14% | 2019 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 35 | 2024 | -25% | 2019 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2024 | -16% | 2019 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 28 | 2024 | -22% | 2019 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2024 | -29% | 2019 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 26 | 2024 | -13% | 2019 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 21 | 2024 | -39% | 2019 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | +0% | 2019 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | -22% | 2019 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 2024 | -34% | 2019 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 15 | 2024 | -39% | 2019 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 15 | 2024 | +27% | 2019 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -24% | 2019 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | -30% | 2019 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | -16% | 2019 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 13 | 2024 | +111% | 2019 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2024 | -11% | 2019 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2024 | +59% | 2019 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -28% | 2019 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 10 | 2024 | -14% | 2019 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +85% | 2019 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | +4% | 2019 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | -14% | 2019 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 8 | 2024 | -6% | 2019 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +50% | 2019 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +194% | 2019 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +29% | 2019 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | +367% | 2021 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 6 | 2024 | +157% | 2021 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2024 | +63% | 2021 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | +107% | 2022 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 5 | 2024 | +73% | 2019 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 2023 | -8% | 2019 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.