BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Ramsey Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
115Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1968–2023Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Ramsey
Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 75 | 2023 | -2% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 61 | 2023 | +302% | 1970 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 60 | 2023 | +213% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 56 | 2023 | -51% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 47 | 2023 | -21% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 41 | 2023 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2023 | +6% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 28 | 2023 | -49% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2023 | +177% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 23 | 2023 | -5% | 1970 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 20 | 2023 | +100% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 20 | 2023 | +60% | 1981 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 18 | 2023 | -36% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 16 | 2023 | +44% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 14 | 2023 | +489% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2023 | -21% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2023 | -41% | 1970 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2023 | +38% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2023 | -48% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 11 | 2023 | -63% | 1970 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 2023 | +41% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | -80% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | -51% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2023 | +500% | 1997 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2023 | -17% | 1970 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | +93% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -73% | 1970 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2023 | +200% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2023 | +380% | 1973 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2023 | -8% | 1972 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +150% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2023 | +240% | 1974 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2023 | +150% | 1994 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2023 | +150% | 1997 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2023 | -28% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2023 | -13% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2023 | +467% | 1998 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | +233% | 1996 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2019 | -47% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.