BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 29
Gatchelville Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.
82Species Recorded
17Years Surveyed
1972–1990Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Gatchelville
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 132 | 1990 | -46% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 99 | 1990 | -64% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 76 | 1990 | -27% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 69 | 1990 | -70% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 58 | 1990 | -14% | 1975 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 54 | 1990 | 16× | 1982 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 48 | 1990 | -80% | 1975 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 34 | 1990 | +357% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 30 | 1990 | -53% | 1975 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 29 | 1990 | +4% | 1975 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 27 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 26 | 1990 | +16% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 1990 | -47% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 1990 | -55% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 1990 | +55% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 20 | 1990 | +66% | 1975 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 18 | 1990 | +175% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 18 | 1990 | -19% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 17 | 1990 | +70% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 1990 | -14% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 1990 | -24% | 1975 | |
| American Black Duck | Anatidae | 10 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 10 | 1990 | -78% | 1975 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 1990 | +18% | 1975 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 9 | 1990 | -46% | 1975 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 8 | 1990 | -59% | 1975 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1990 | -29% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 1990 | +65% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 1990 | +20% | 1975 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 1990 | +14% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 1990 | -81% | 1975 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1990 | -44% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1990 | +200% | 1985 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1990 | +125% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1990 | -25% | 1975 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 1990 | +17% | 1976 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 1988 | +140% | 1975 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 3 | 1990 | -17% | 1977 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1990 | -11% | 1978 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1990 | +183% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.