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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Peters Mt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

84Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–1994Span
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Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Peters Mt

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Peters Mt 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
Common GrackleIcteridae961994-43%1974
American RobinTurdidae701994-6%1974
American CrowCorvidae511994+33%1974
European StarlingSturnidae411994-43%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae341994+163%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae331994+130%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae301994+417%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae271994+68%1974
Purple MartinHirundinidae271976+300%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae191994+43%1974
House SparrowPasseridae181994-57%1974
Blue JayCorvidae131994+4%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae131994-31%1974
Fish CrowCorvidae12199312×1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae111994-4%1974
House FinchFringillidae111994-73%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae101994+200%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae81994-43%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae81994-73%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae71994+400%1974
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae61976+650%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae61976-11%1974
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae61994+50%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae61994-33%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae61994+100%1972
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae61993n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae51994-29%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae51994n/an/a
MallardAnatidae41994-70%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41976+150%1973
Field SparrowPasserellidae41994+63%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae41994-48%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae41994+600%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae41994-80%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae41994+300%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae41994-50%1993
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae31972n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae31994-50%1972
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae31974+200%1973
Great Blue HeronArdeidae21975+100%1972

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.