BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Clearfield Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.
112Species Recorded
49Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Clearfield
Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 109 | 2024 | -28% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 37 | 2024 | -48% | 1971 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 33 | 2024 | -28% | 1971 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 22 | 2024 | +15% | 1997 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | -90% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2024 | -62% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | +133% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 16 | 2024 | -39% | 1982 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2024 | +12% | 1971 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 12 | 2024 | -88% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | -68% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | -93% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -94% | 1971 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +420% | 1985 | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | 9 | 2022 | +233% | 2005 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | -63% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +433% | 1984 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -63% | 1971 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | -68% | 1971 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | -75% | 1971 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | -54% | 1971 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1993 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +13% | 1971 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2024 | -76% | 1971 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +300% | 1972 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2024 | -25% | 1982 | |
| Mute Swan | Anatidae | 4 | 2016 | +33% | 2008 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2002 | +50% | 1971 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1973 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2002 | +150% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | +120% | 1992 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | +25% | 1983 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 3 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2024 | -29% | 1971 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2023 | -71% | 1971 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 1994 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | -33% | 1972 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -10% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2022 | -85% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2009 | -96% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.