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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Laurel Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Laurel Hill

Top 40 of 112 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
American RobinTurdidae792024+35%1980
European StarlingSturnidae782024+191%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae762024-33%1980
American RedstartParulidae412024+124%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae372024-63%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae312024-4%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae302024+77%1981
VeeryTurdidae232024+226%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae212024+31%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212024+157%1980
OvenbirdParulidae212024+300%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae202024-23%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+315%1980
American CrowCorvidae182024-3%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae182024-68%1980
House SparrowPasseridae182024+16%1980
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162024-12%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024-46%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae162024+300%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-30%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae162024-18%1980
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae162024+88%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142024+28%1980
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae132024+58%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+91%1980
Blue JayCorvidae122024+680%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024+788%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024-8%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+144%1980
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92024+480%1981
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024+88%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+700%1990
Hooded WarblerParulidae72024+263%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+73%1980
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024+80%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+120%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024-18%1980
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae62024+300%1981
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae62024+127%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+200%1981

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.