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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Pocono Summit Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Pocono Summit

Top 40 of 117 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 VireoVireonidae602025+88%1968
American RobinTurdidae562025+39%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae512025+32%1968
European StarlingSturnidae472025+116%1968
OvenbirdParulidae282025+58%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242025+70%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182025+38%1968
American CrowCorvidae172025-10%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-45%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025+430%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae142025-18%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae142023-15%1992
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132025+139%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025+156%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae122022+30%1988
Blue JayCorvidae102025+9%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae102025-30%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92025+400%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92025-63%1968
MallardAnatidae92025+88%1979
Common MerganserAnatidae82024+350%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+280%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+133%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62025-70%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-70%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025+8%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae52024+233%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+100%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-90%1968
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae42025+267%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+520%1974
Fish CrowCorvidae42025+117%1994
Common RavenCorvidae42025+225%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025+80%1997
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32015-46%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32025+20%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025+600%1971
House FinchFringillidae32024-38%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-52%1968
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae22018-85%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.