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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 47 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.
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
European StarlingSturnidae4751997+89%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae4041997+69%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae2141997+52%1989
House SparrowPasseridae2051997+27%1989
American RobinTurdidae1541997+79%1989
American CrowCorvidae541997+286%1989
MallardAnatidae42199742×1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae421997+11%1989
House FinchFringillidae411997+64%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae391997-54%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae331997+10%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae241997+41%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae171997+183%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae131997n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae111997+175%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae101997n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae81997+14%1989
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae81997n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae71997-30%1989
Tree SwallowHirundinidae71997n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae61997-14%1989
Blue JayCorvidae51997+67%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae51997+67%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41989n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae41997n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae41997n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae31997+200%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae31997+200%1989
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae31997+200%1989
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae31997n/an/a
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae31997n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae21989n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21997n/an/a
Fish CrowCorvidae21997n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae21997n/an/a
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae21997n/an/a
Brown ThrasherMimidae21997n/an/a
Carolina ChickadeeParidae21997n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae11997-98%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae11989n/an/a

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