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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Russell City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Russell City

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Russell City 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae562024+102%1970
American RobinTurdidae362024+6%1970
American CrowCorvidae312024+667%1970
OvenbirdParulidae302024+881%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae182024+56%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024+315%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162024+263%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae162024+500%1971
Blue JayCorvidae152024+129%1971
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae152024+850%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024+215%1970
European StarlingSturnidae112024-5%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+5%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024+320%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae112023-54%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+300%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+300%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82024+225%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82023+214%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72024+367%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024+675%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+150%2003
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62024+275%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae62019-9%1971
Magnolia WarblerParulidae62024+383%1970
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae62024+413%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62007+167%1971
Winter WrenTroglodytidae62024+233%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-37%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024+19%1970
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52024+250%1971
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52024-35%1970
House SparrowPasseridae52024-58%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023-63%1978
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52023+114%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-25%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42023+14%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+0%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-62%1970
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+200%1972

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