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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
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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
European StarlingSturnidae902025+18%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae732025-35%1974
American RobinTurdidae542025-22%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae412025+88%1974
American CrowCorvidae322025-41%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae292025-15%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025+328%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae272025-40%1974
BobolinkIcteridae262025-27%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae262025+11%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae262025+40%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222025-41%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae212025+40%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025-22%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202025+4%1974
American RedstartParulidae182025-3%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025+3%1974
OvenbirdParulidae172025+218%1974
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152025+68%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae15202511×2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142025+10%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae132025-44%1974
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae132025+525%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132025+47%1977
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025+79%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+238%1974
Blue JayCorvidae112025+21%1974
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+33%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102025-65%1974
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102025-27%1974
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae102025+183%1974
House SparrowPasseridae102025-52%1974
VeeryTurdidae102025+36%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+500%1986
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+44%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025+96%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025-61%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+833%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+171%1983
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae72025+250%1995

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