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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Ramsey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
1968–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Ramsey

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ramsey 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
Common GrackleIcteridae932025-48%1970
European StarlingSturnidae732025-15%1970
American RobinTurdidae642025-14%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452025+262%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372025+226%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae372025+209%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae372025+127%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352025-19%1970
OvenbirdParulidae342025+243%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025+61%1970
American CrowCorvidae252025-17%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae242025+589%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025-4%1970
House SparrowPasseridae222025-46%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025-4%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192025-59%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae192025+800%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025-15%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025-36%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025+189%1973
House FinchFringillidae162025+84%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae142025-10%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae142025+53%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025-11%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025-63%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-64%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122025-27%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025+20%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102025+467%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+20%1996
Fish CrowCorvidae102025+367%2017
Blue JayCorvidae92025-44%1970
American RedstartParulidae92025+117%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae82025+131%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-42%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-75%1970
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72025+0%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+33%1971
Common RavenCorvidae62025+367%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52023+380%1973

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