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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Pocono Summit Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Pocono Summit

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pocono Summit 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae652024+86%1968
American RobinTurdidae632024+30%1968
European StarlingSturnidae572024+39%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae432024-4%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422024+43%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae372024+92%1968
American CrowCorvidae312024+33%1968
OvenbirdParulidae302024+79%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+400%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae242024-1%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae222024-17%1968
Blue JayCorvidae162024+27%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+560%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae142024+410%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae142023-15%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122024+367%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae122022+30%1988
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+267%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024+206%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82023-9%1968
VeeryTurdidae82024-74%1968
Common MerganserAnatidae82024+350%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-43%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-53%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024-54%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-90%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+177%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+867%1971
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52024-74%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+56%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae52024+233%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52024+0%1969
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52024+117%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+333%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024+8%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+8%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+100%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42024+433%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+133%2002
Fish CrowCorvidae42024+300%1994

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