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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Broad Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Broad Mtn.

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Broad Mtn. 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
OvenbirdParulidae852024+33%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae592024+79%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae492024+12%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae36202413×1995
American RedstartParulidae26202413×1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae212024-6%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae202024+139%1995
VeeryTurdidae192024+100%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae172024+35%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae16202415×1997
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae162024+410%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae152024-19%1995
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae142024+3%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024-61%1995
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae82024+300%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+11%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-51%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72024+150%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+6%1995
American CrowCorvidae62024+9%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62024+140%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024+175%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52024+575%1995
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+50%2006
Gray CatbirdMimidae52023+150%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae52024+150%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+200%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae42024+175%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024+8%1995
Canada WarblerParulidae42024+0%1996
Cerulean WarblerParulidae42021+75%2005
Common RavenCorvidae32024+43%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+100%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024+100%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-67%1995
Blue JayCorvidae22024-31%1995
American RobinTurdidae22024+13%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+20%1998
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae22024-67%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22024+29%2004

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