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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 29

Ephrata Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 57 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.

57Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–1988Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Ephrata

Top 40 of 57 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ephrata 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
European StarlingSturnidae2001988-47%1971
House SparrowPasseridae1281988-53%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae1211988-35%1971
American RobinTurdidae731988-37%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae491988-32%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae421988-18%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae331988+17%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae30197630×1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae281988-33%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae241988-10%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae221981-67%1971
American CrowCorvidae221988+10%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae161988+62%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae141988+3%1971
House FinchFringillidae121988+250%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae101988+138%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae71988+300%1971
MallardAnatidae61988-62%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae61988-20%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae51988-36%1972
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae51981n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae31979-87%1971
Blue JayCorvidae31988-46%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31988-71%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31988-61%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae21980+50%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae21988-53%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae21988+0%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae21971n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae21980+33%1974
American KestrelFalconidae11988-50%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae11981-40%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae11970+0%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae11977+0%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11969n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae11977+0%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae11988-85%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae11988-79%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae11980-73%1972
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae11981-83%1971

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