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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Pocono Summit 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

76Species 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 →
2004–2010Span
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Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Pocono Summit 2

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pocono Summit 2 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
American CrowCorvidae662010+85%2006
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae562010+30%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae512010+168%2006
American RobinTurdidae382010+115%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae362010+51%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae282010+87%2006
OvenbirdParulidae222010+84%2006
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae202010+66%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae142010+80%2006
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122010+440%2007
European StarlingSturnidae112010+10%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae112010+124%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae102010+14%2006
Wood ThrushTurdidae92010+29%2007
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82010+75%2006
Gray CatbirdMimidae72010+44%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62010-58%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae62010-58%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52010+225%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae42010+133%2006
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42010-53%2006
Blue JayCorvidae42009-16%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42010-37%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42010+117%2006
Magnolia WarblerParulidae42006+100%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42010+0%2005
House FinchFringillidae42009+100%2006
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32010+33%2006
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae32009+50%2004
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32009-15%2006
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32010+14%2006
VeeryTurdidae32010-50%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32010+33%2007
House SparrowPasseridae32006n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32010+200%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22010+0%2005
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22010+8%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22010-50%2006
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae22008+0%2005
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae22008+100%2005

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