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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 47 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2023Span
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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
American RobinTurdidae752023-2%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae612023+302%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae602023+213%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae562023-51%1970
American CrowCorvidae472023-21%1970
European StarlingSturnidae412023-29%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae312023+6%1970
House SparrowPasseridae282023-49%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272023+177%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232023-5%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae202023+100%1971
House FinchFringillidae202023+60%1981
Blue JayCorvidae182023-36%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae162023+44%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae142023+489%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132023-21%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122023-41%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae122023+38%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112023-48%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae112023-63%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae102023+41%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92023-80%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92023-51%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92023+500%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae82023-17%1970
OvenbirdParulidae72023+93%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52023-73%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52023+200%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52023+380%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52023-8%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52023+150%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52023+240%1974
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52023+150%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae52023+150%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae42023-28%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42023+0%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42023-13%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023+467%1998
Common RavenCorvidae42023+233%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32019-47%1970

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