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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Landisburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Landisburg

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Landisburg 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-eyed VireoVireonidae602025+28%1980
American RobinTurdidae392025+71%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae352025+74%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae322025-28%1980
OvenbirdParulidae312025+260%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025+17%1980
Hooded WarblerParulidae23202520×1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025+157%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae212025+1%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025+86%1980
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae142025-23%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae142025+22%1980
European StarlingSturnidae132025+58%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae13202512×1983
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae122025-56%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025-12%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-30%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae112025-3%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-41%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025+68%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-62%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-18%1980
Black VultureCathartidae102017+300%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025-40%1980
American CrowCorvidae92025-78%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-21%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+700%2013
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+0%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025+400%1983
House FinchFringillidae72025+82%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+80%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-38%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-32%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae62025+362%1994
Blue JayCorvidae52025+3%1980
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025-8%1981
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025-67%1980
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+26%1981
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+13%1980
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae42024-47%1980

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