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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Hometown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Hometown

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hometown 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
American RobinTurdidae372025-55%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae332025+81%1968
American CrowCorvidae312025+24%1968
European StarlingSturnidae252025-69%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222025-6%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025+300%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025+96%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025+128%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025+44%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025-38%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-92%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae122025+93%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-10%1968
OvenbirdParulidae112025-29%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+191%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae102005+317%1988
House FinchFringillidae102025-6%1977
Blue JayCorvidae92025-19%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-28%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025-55%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-41%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025+60%1973
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+20%1968
VeeryTurdidae72025-54%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025-42%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-43%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+250%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+43%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+300%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-64%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025+233%1982
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+38%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025+29%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-36%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-62%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+125%1979
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+33%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025+143%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+33%1968
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae31966n/an/a

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