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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Laurel Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

113Species 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Laurel Hill

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Laurel Hill 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 VireoVireonidae682025-39%1980
American RobinTurdidae642025+32%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae382025-58%1980
OvenbirdParulidae312025+439%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae302025+1%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae272025+0%1980
American RedstartParulidae262025+109%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae262025+105%1981
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025+10%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae212025+44%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae212025+16%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae202025+688%1980
VeeryTurdidae192025+237%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025+157%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025-47%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025-5%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142025+5%1980
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae142025+560%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-23%1980
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-12%1980
American CrowCorvidae112025-10%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025+107%1980
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae102025+146%1980
House SparrowPasseridae102025+29%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025+71%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+189%1980
European StarlingSturnidae92025+163%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+325%1987
Hooded WarblerParulidae92025+200%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+254%1980
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae82025+280%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-46%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025+6%1980
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62025+88%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+767%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+200%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+75%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-51%1980
Canada WarblerParulidae52025+333%1992
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025+140%1982

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