BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Middletown Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.
105Species Recorded
49Years Surveyed
1973–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Middletown
Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 251 | 2024 | -30% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 130 | 2024 | +49% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 61 | 2024 | -66% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 49 | 2024 | +31% | 1975 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 47 | 2024 | +188% | 1975 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 47 | 2024 | 13× | 1979 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 45 | 2024 | -54% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2024 | +281% | 1975 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2024 | -90% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 24 | 2024 | -26% | 1975 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 23 | 2024 | +820% | 1990 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 22 | 2024 | -67% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2024 | +588% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2024 | -59% | 1975 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 16 | 2024 | +50% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | -36% | 1975 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 15 | 2024 | +600% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2024 | +309% | 1987 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | +136% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 14 | 2024 | +5% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | +23% | 1975 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 13 | 2024 | +115% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -13% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | -42% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +70% | 1975 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 7 | 2024 | +355% | 1978 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | +17% | 1994 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | -14% | 1975 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 1980 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -80% | 1975 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +367% | 1992 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +29% | 1976 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -50% | 1975 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -57% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2024 | +300% | 1980 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2019 | +50% | 2000 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | +233% | 1983 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 1981 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2024 | -58% | 2006 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.