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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 43 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
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 VireoVireonidae1052025+163%1984
American RobinTurdidae842025+51%1984
OvenbirdParulidae552025+158%1984
Gray CatbirdMimidae352025+144%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae302025-2%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272025+24%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae252025+144%1984
American CrowCorvidae192025+24%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae192025-13%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025-45%1984
VeeryTurdidae182025+19%1984
Yellow WarblerParulidae172025+0%1984
BobolinkIcteridae162025-36%1984
European StarlingSturnidae152025-59%1984
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae142025+105%1984
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae142025+444%1985
Blue JayCorvidae132025+42%1984
American RedstartParulidae132025-9%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025+105%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112025+71%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025+138%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025-58%1984
House SparrowPasseridae102025-59%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025-42%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+83%1984
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82025+46%1984
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+117%1988
House FinchFringillidae72024+138%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025+121%1984
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025-33%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-47%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025-63%1984
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52025+175%1984
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52024+100%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+0%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+300%1984
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+140%1985
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+267%1988
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+36%1984
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-73%1984

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