BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Needmore Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 21 survey years, no longer active.
98Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
1966–1991Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Needmore
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 53 | 1991 | +243% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 50 | 1991 | +73% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 37 | 1991 | +16% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 35 | 1991 | 11× | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 33 | 1991 | -17% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 28 | 1991 | -79% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 1991 | +15% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 1991 | +62% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 26 | 1991 | -31% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 26 | 1991 | -31% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 23 | 1991 | +87% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 21 | 1991 | -58% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 21 | 1991 | +227% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 20 | 1991 | +26% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 1991 | +257% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 19 | 1991 | +240% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 1991 | +567% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 17 | 1991 | +9% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 14 | 1991 | -3% | 1988 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 13 | 1991 | +125% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 1991 | +124% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 12 | 1991 | +61% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 1991 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 1991 | +41% | 1968 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 1991 | +244% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 1991 | +158% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 1991 | +186% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 1991 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 1991 | +17% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 1991 | -43% | 1968 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1991 | +56% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 1991 | -41% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 1991 | -72% | 1968 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1991 | -7% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 1991 | +8% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1991 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1991 | +50% | 1971 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 4 | 1991 | +67% | 1971 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 1991 | +143% | 1972 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1990 | +300% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.