BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 29
Labott Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.
95Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1966–1983Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Labott
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 208 | 1983 | +71% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 150 | 1983 | -4% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 111 | 1983 | -46% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 85 | 1983 | +6% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 46 | 1983 | +176% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 46 | 1983 | +66% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 43 | 1983 | +18% | 1968 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 36 | 1983 | +39% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 34 | 1983 | +121% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 33 | 1983 | -31% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 1983 | +109% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 28 | 1983 | -30% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 1983 | +76% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 26 | 1983 | +725% | 1980 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 24 | 1983 | +133% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 23 | 1983 | +375% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 23 | 1983 | +119% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 19 | 1983 | +127% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 1983 | +36% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 15 | 1983 | +55% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 1983 | +20% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 1983 | -13% | 1968 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 11 | 1970 | 11× | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 1983 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 1983 | -21% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 1983 | -80% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1982 | -4% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 1983 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 1983 | -18% | 1968 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1983 | +200% | 1974 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1983 | +150% | 1973 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 1983 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 1983 | -29% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1983 | +400% | 1968 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1983 | -13% | 1973 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 1983 | +225% | 1973 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1983 | +83% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1983 | -58% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1983 | +0% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.