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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Kittanning Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
45Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Kittanning

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kittanning 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 RobinTurdidae752025-12%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae522025-31%1974
European StarlingSturnidae472025-17%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae432025+252%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae402025+274%1975
House SparrowPasseridae352025-47%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae332025+35%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae292025-46%1974
American CrowCorvidae252025+41%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212025-15%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae182025+46%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae182025+67%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172025-47%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025+20%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025+5%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025+50%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae152025-61%2009
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+128%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025+90%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025+200%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+178%1975
Blue JayCorvidae92025+33%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+16%1974
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92025+250%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae82025-86%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-40%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-58%1974
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+225%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+83%2010
OvenbirdParulidae62025+175%1974
House FinchFringillidae62025-81%1989
American RedstartParulidae52025+325%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52024+400%1991
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-15%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+0%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+200%1975
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025+167%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+467%1992
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae32019+25%1991
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025+250%1977

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