BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 29
Mount Joy Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1978–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Mount Joy
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 209 | 2024 | -7% | 1988 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 173 | 2024 | -15% | 1988 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 122 | 2024 | +81% | 1988 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 81 | 2024 | -63% | 1988 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 70 | 2024 | +19% | 1988 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 55 | 2024 | +118% | 1988 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 39 | 2024 | +243% | 1988 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 38 | 2024 | +13% | 1988 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 29 | 2024 | +767% | 1988 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 28 | 2024 | -27% | 1988 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 26 | 2024 | -49% | 1988 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 26 | 2024 | +217% | 1988 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 24 | 2024 | +232% | 1988 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2024 | +829% | 1990 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | -34% | 1988 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 23 | 2024 | -43% | 1990 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 23 | 1996 | -18% | 1991 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 21 | 2024 | +44% | 1991 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | +622% | 1988 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2024 | +717% | 1988 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | -70% | 1988 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | +14% | 1988 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 12 | 1990 | -69% | 1979 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | +800% | 1988 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +92% | 1988 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | +210% | 1993 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | +38% | 1988 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2024 | -47% | 1988 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2024 | +55% | 1991 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | +480% | 1988 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +143% | 1991 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +275% | 1988 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +114% | 1990 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2024 | +113% | 1988 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 1988 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | +300% | 1989 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2024 | -27% | 1990 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 1990 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2006 | +400% | 1997 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2021 | +400% | 2016 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.