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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–1990Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Gatchelville

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gatchelville 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1321990-46%1975
European StarlingSturnidae991990-64%1975
American RobinTurdidae761990-27%1975
House SparrowPasseridae691990-70%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae581990-14%1975
House FinchFringillidae54199016×1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae481990-80%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae341990+357%1975
American CrowCorvidae301990-53%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae291990+4%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae271979n/an/a
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae261990+16%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae241990-47%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae241990-55%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae211990+55%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae201990+66%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae181990+175%1975
Blue JayCorvidae181990-19%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae171990+70%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae141990-14%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae111990-24%1975
American Black DuckAnatidae101972n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae101990-78%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae101990+18%1975
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae91990-46%1975
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae81990-59%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae81990-29%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae71990+65%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae71990+20%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae61990+14%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41990-81%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae41990-44%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae41990+200%1985
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae31990+125%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae31990-25%1975
Fish CrowCorvidae31990+17%1976
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae31988+140%1975
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae31990-17%1977
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae31990-11%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae21990+183%1975

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