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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
5Observers

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
OvenbirdParulidae592025+844%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae392025+70%1970
American CrowCorvidae272025+507%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025+40%1970
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae212025+788%1971
American RobinTurdidae182025-17%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142025+315%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-3%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+215%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae112023-54%2006
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae102025+275%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025+350%1970
Blue JayCorvidae82025+105%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82025+25%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae82025-9%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82025+375%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82023+214%1976
Winter WrenTroglodytidae82025+467%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+150%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025-50%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+154%1970
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62025+175%1971
American RedstartParulidae62025-72%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62025+275%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62007+167%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025+575%1982
Hooded WarblerParulidae62025+50%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+175%1971
European StarlingSturnidae52025-30%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+200%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+143%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023-63%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+150%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42023+14%1970
House SparrowPasseridae42025-54%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025-60%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+0%1971
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+200%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025+200%1975
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae22025+150%1970

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.