BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Roulette Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 34 survey years, no longer active.
122Species Recorded
34Years Surveyed
1970–2021Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Roulette
Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 104 | 2021 | +126% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 60 | 2021 | -8% | 1972 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 51 | 2021 | +757% | 1972 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 47 | 2021 | +929% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 37 | 2021 | +126% | 1972 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 2021 | -26% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2021 | +65% | 1972 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 34 | 2021 | +28% | 1972 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 34 | 2021 | +90% | 1972 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 33 | 2021 | +510% | 1973 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 28 | 2021 | +177% | 1972 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 2021 | +59% | 1972 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 23 | 2021 | +311% | 1973 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 22 | 2021 | +250% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 21 | 2021 | -35% | 1972 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 21 | 2017 | +314% | 1994 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 19 | 2021 | -45% | 1972 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 19 | 2021 | +920% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 18 | 2021 | +586% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2021 | +61% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 17 | 2021 | -27% | 1972 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2021 | +300% | 1981 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2021 | +44% | 1972 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2021 | +89% | 1980 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2021 | +163% | 1980 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2021 | +77% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2021 | -48% | 1972 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 11 | 2021 | +486% | 1980 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2021 | +89% | 1995 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 10 | 2016 | +275% | 1976 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2021 | +77% | 1972 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2021 | -30% | 1972 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2021 | +38% | 1972 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2021 | +333% | 1976 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2021 | +325% | 1974 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2021 | +817% | 1997 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2021 | -24% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2021 | -36% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2021 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2021 | +27% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.