BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Rector Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.
88Species Recorded
8Years Surveyed
1966–1977Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Rector
Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 143 | 1977 | +132% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 98 | 1977 | -36% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 97 | 1977 | +15% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 46 | 1977 | -5% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 40 | 1977 | -26% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 38 | 1977 | -36% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 30 | 1977 | -54% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 1977 | +84% | 1970 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 1977 | -4% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 25 | 1977 | +2% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 24 | 1977 | -38% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 22 | 1977 | +21% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 19 | 1977 | -36% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 1977 | +35% | 1970 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 1977 | -12% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 15 | 1977 | -46% | 1970 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 13 | 1977 | +43% | 1970 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 1977 | +92% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 11 | 1977 | -4% | 1970 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 11 | 1977 | +7% | 1970 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 10 | 1977 | +94% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1977 | -38% | 1970 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 10 | 1977 | -24% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1977 | +900% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 1977 | -32% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 1977 | -21% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 1977 | +46% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 1977 | -62% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 1977 | -7% | 1970 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 1977 | -38% | 1970 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1966 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 1977 | -17% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 1977 | +200% | 1971 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 4 | 1977 | -61% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1975 | +33% | 1970 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 1977 | -69% | 1970 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 1977 | -78% | 1970 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1977 | -58% | 1967 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1977 | -47% | 1970 | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1977 | +200% | 1966 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.