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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Ryde Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 37 survey years, no longer active.

113Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2005Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Ryde

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ryde 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
House SparrowPasseridae2712005+247%1970
American RobinTurdidae1302005+229%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae1122005+6%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae1092005+412%1970
European StarlingSturnidae632005-9%1970
House FinchFringillidae56200532×1983
American CrowCorvidae552005+106%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae472005+193%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462005+167%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae402005+149%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392005+135%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae382005+885%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312005-60%1970
Blue JayCorvidae292005+730%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae272005+563%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae232005+130%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae23200513×1978
Canada GooseAnatidae232005+867%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212005+31%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212005+339%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae182005+292%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182005+92%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae182005+200%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172005+660%1974
MallardAnatidae162005+500%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152005+880%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152005+124%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152005+87%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142005-5%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142005+600%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae142005+725%1973
Field SparrowPasserellidae132005+80%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132005+16%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae132005+175%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae132005+83%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122005+208%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122005+115%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae122005+200%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae121993+71%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112005+289%1971

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