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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Ellenton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Ellenton

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ellenton 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae982024+152%1984
American RobinTurdidae552024+43%1984
OvenbirdParulidae422024+149%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae262024+0%1984
Gray CatbirdMimidae252024+150%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212024+38%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202024+158%1984
VeeryTurdidae202024+32%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae192024-51%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae182024-9%1984
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae162024+130%1984
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae162024+378%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024-14%1984
American RedstartParulidae152024+2%1984
American CrowCorvidae142024+0%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132024+150%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-38%1984
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122024+240%1986
Blue JayCorvidae112024+42%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024+106%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024+213%1984
European StarlingSturnidae102024-60%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-56%1984
BobolinkIcteridae82024-49%1984
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae82024+225%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+29%1984
House FinchFringillidae72024+138%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024-63%1984
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72024+290%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+36%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-71%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-38%1984
House SparrowPasseridae62024-56%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+7%1984
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024+13%1984
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62024+62%1984
Wood DuckAnatidae62019+100%1997
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52024+75%1984
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52024+100%1984
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+325%1985

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