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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Broad Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

80Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Broad Mtn.

Top 40 of 80 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
OvenbirdParulidae1002025+40%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae632025+72%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae322025+4%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae32202514×1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae212025+60%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+123%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152025+4%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142025-25%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025-59%1995
American RedstartParulidae13202512×1995
Common RavenCorvidae122025+157%1995
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae112025+3%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025+400%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025+157%2004
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae92025+267%1995
American RobinTurdidae92025+13%1995
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae92025+360%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+325%2007
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82025+160%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+25%1995
VeeryTurdidae82025+83%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae8202512×1997
American CrowCorvidae72025+17%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+8%1995
Blue JayCorvidae62025-15%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025-54%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62025+475%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae52025-33%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae52024+150%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025+175%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+225%1996
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae42025+233%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+160%1999
Cerulean WarblerParulidae42021+75%2005
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32025+113%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025+125%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+33%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-76%1995
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+67%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22025+125%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.