BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Hometown Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.
122Species Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Hometown
Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 46 | 2024 | +148% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 36 | 2024 | +58% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 33 | 2024 | +226% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 31 | 2024 | -23% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2024 | +190% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 29 | 2024 | -61% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 28 | 2024 | +53% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | +261% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 19 | 2024 | +14% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | +20% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | +139% | 1968 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2024 | +6% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | +2% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | +41% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 12 | 2024 | +113% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2024 | +314% | 1978 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2024 | +383% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +340% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | +382% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 2005 | +317% | 1988 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | -9% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2023 | +140% | 1973 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | +311% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | +200% | 1983 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -61% | 1968 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | -37% | 1968 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | -53% | 1974 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -87% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -77% | 1968 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1969 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2024 | +220% | 1976 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | +156% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 1968 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -38% | 1968 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1966 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | +133% | 1982 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2024 | -58% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.