BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Poyntelle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Poyntelle

Top 40 of 124 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
European StarlingSturnidae552024-34%1974
OvenbirdParulidae482024+595%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432024-56%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae422024+112%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae392024+74%1975
American RobinTurdidae382024-35%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae342024-26%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae292024+30%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae292024+147%1974
American CrowCorvidae282024-36%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae282024-19%1975
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae252024+291%1974
VeeryTurdidae242024+46%1974
BobolinkIcteridae222024+19%1974
American RedstartParulidae222024+233%1974
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae202024+144%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024+729%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024+81%1974
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae152024+55%1974
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae13202414×1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132024-34%1974
Brown ThrasherMimidae132018+156%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112024+0%1974
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+17%1975
Blue JayCorvidae102024+8%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-27%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae102018+39%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024-25%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024+217%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+109%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92024+11%1974
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+5%1975
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92024+100%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024-13%1974
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae72018+240%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-86%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024+0%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+88%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-72%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-43%1974

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