BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Kittanning Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.
117Species Recorded
44Years Surveyed
1972–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Kittanning
Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 80 | 2024 | -31% | 1974 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 79 | 2024 | -13% | 1974 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 59 | 2024 | -18% | 1974 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 55 | 2024 | +302% | 1974 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 39 | 2024 | +46% | 1974 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2024 | +55% | 1974 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 32 | 2024 | -49% | 1974 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 28 | 2024 | +267% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2024 | +107% | 1974 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 25 | 2024 | -47% | 1974 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 24 | 2024 | +69% | 1974 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 21 | 2024 | +3% | 1974 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 17 | 2024 | +122% | 1974 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 16 | 2024 | +200% | 1974 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | -42% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | -26% | 1974 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | +66% | 1974 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | +21% | 1974 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | -5% | 1974 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +191% | 1974 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2024 | +100% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | +21% | 1974 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -63% | 1974 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2024 | +410% | 1974 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +73% | 1974 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | +12% | 1974 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1975 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1978 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -89% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +225% | 1975 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +400% | 1992 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | +400% | 1991 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | -10% | 1997 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +350% | 1977 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +120% | 1976 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +225% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2019 | +25% | 1991 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -31% | 1974 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -20% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.