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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Middletown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Middletown

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Middletown 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 StarlingSturnidae1682025-26%1975
American RobinTurdidae1352025+56%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae582025-66%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae532025+42%1975
House FinchFringillidae48202513×1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae412025+186%1975
House SparrowPasseridae402025-57%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322025-88%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025+229%1975
Blue JayCorvidae262025+44%1975
American CrowCorvidae232025-32%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025+146%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025-30%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222025-26%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025-56%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025+10%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae152025+34%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025+177%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-10%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+282%1987
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025+525%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+880%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae92025-72%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+640%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+60%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-14%1975
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+367%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025+400%1992
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025+233%1981
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae41980+100%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+29%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+50%1975
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-25%1975
MallardAnatidae32025+164%1978
Horned LarkAlaudidae32019+50%2000
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae31981n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae32014-63%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae22023-64%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+29%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-43%1975

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