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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Honesdale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 139 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

139Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Honesdale

Top 40 of 139 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Honesdale 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae732024-24%1974
American RobinTurdidae632024-9%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae382024+103%1974
European StarlingSturnidae362024-15%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae332024-13%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae272024-46%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae272024+19%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+417%1974
BobolinkIcteridae262024-4%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262024-9%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae252024+40%1974
American CrowCorvidae202024-50%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182024-46%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024+9%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae162024+0%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024+0%1974
OvenbirdParulidae152024+229%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024-47%1974
American RedstartParulidae152024+21%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae142024+26%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+225%1974
VeeryTurdidae132024+41%1974
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae122024+37%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024+109%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112024+19%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+733%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+867%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102024+32%1977
House SparrowPasseridae82024-53%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+163%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae82023+180%1988
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024-77%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+171%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-52%1974
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62024+325%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-60%1974
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62024-50%1974
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+133%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+233%1986
Blue JayCorvidae52024+17%1974

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