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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Poyntelle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 126 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

126Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Poyntelle

Top 40 of 126 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Poyntelle 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
OvenbirdParulidae442025+560%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402025-59%1974
European StarlingSturnidae372025-25%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae372025-21%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae352025+86%1975
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae342025+270%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae332025+30%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae322025+90%1974
American RobinTurdidae322025-33%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae302025+144%1974
VeeryTurdidae232025+50%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212025+76%1974
American CrowCorvidae182025-40%1974
American RedstartParulidae172025+239%1974
Blue JayCorvidae162025+35%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025+586%1974
BobolinkIcteridae142025-4%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-81%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025-67%1974
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+38%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112025-28%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-17%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-57%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae102018+39%1993
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92025+0%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-18%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025-17%1974
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92025+122%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025-13%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+186%1991
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+50%1974
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae6202512×1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+88%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62025+118%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025-44%1975
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+111%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-10%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+100%1974
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52025+160%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025+0%1974

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