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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Martinsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Martinsburg

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Martinsburg 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
European StarlingSturnidae1622025+32%1972
American RobinTurdidae992025+51%1972
House SparrowPasseridae802025-21%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae712025-20%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae422025+230%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae332025-85%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae302025+29%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025+154%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae292025+33%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292025-4%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae252025+173%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae232025+182%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025+190%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae212025+220%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202025+39%1990
American CrowCorvidae192025-8%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+22%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192025+104%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae142022-35%2005
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+32%1972
OvenbirdParulidae122025+375%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025+0%1972
Blue JayCorvidae102025+113%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025+91%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82025+0%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025-29%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+42%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+17%1990
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+50%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025+8%1972
American RedstartParulidae62025+425%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+400%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+300%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-6%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-59%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025+0%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+40%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025-58%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025+175%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%1975

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