BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 29

Akron Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 47 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.

47Species Recorded

2Years Surveyed

1989–1997Span

2Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Akron

Top 40 of 47 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Akron route.
						History
European Starling	Sturnidae	475	1997	+89%	1989
Common Grackle	Icteridae	404	1997	+69%	1989
Rock Pigeon	Columbidae	214	1997	+52%	1989
House Sparrow	Passeridae	205	1997	+27%	1989
American Robin	Turdidae	154	1997	+79%	1989
American Crow	Corvidae	54	1997	+286%	1989
Mallard	Anatidae	42	1997	42×	1989
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	42	1997	+11%	1989
House Finch	Fringillidae	41	1997	+64%	1989
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	39	1997	-54%	1989
Song Sparrow	Passerellidae	33	1997	+10%	1989
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	24	1997	+41%	1989
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalidae	17	1997	+183%	1989
Canada Goose	Anatidae	13	1997	n/a	n/a
Killdeer	Charadriidae	11	1997	+175%	1989
American Goldfinch	Fringillidae	10	1997	n/a	n/a
Chimney Swift	Apodidae	8	1997	+14%	1989
Northern House Wren	Troglodytidae	8	1997	n/a	n/a
Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	7	1997	-30%	1989
Tree Swallow	Hirundinidae	7	1997	n/a	n/a
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	6	1997	-14%	1989
Blue Jay	Corvidae	5	1997	+67%	1989
Chipping Sparrow	Passerellidae	5	1997	+67%	1989
Northern Bobwhite	Odontophoridae	4	1989	n/a	n/a
Great Blue Heron	Ardeidae	4	1997	n/a	n/a
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycillidae	4	1997	n/a	n/a
American Kestrel	Falconidae	3	1997	+200%	1989
Horned Lark	Alaudidae	3	1997	+200%	1989
Savannah Sparrow	Passerellidae	3	1997	+200%	1989
Red-tailed Hawk	Accipitridae	3	1997	n/a	n/a
Belted Kingfisher	Alcedinidae	3	1997	n/a	n/a
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	2	1989	n/a	n/a
Downy Woodpecker	Picidae	2	1997	n/a	n/a
Fish Crow	Corvidae	2	1997	n/a	n/a
Grasshopper Sparrow	Passerellidae	2	1997	n/a	n/a
Indigo Bunting	Cardinalidae	2	1997	n/a	n/a
Brown Thrasher	Mimidae	2	1997	n/a	n/a
Carolina Chickadee	Paridae	2	1997	n/a	n/a
Purple Martin	Hirundinidae	1	1997	-98%	1989
Gray Catbird	Mimidae	1	1989	n/a	n/a

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