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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Scheafferstn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 21 survey years, no longer active.

104Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2001Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Scheafferstn

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Scheafferstn 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
European StarlingSturnidae3492001+13%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae3012001-45%1968
American CrowCorvidae812001+29%1968
American RobinTurdidae802001-30%1968
House SparrowPasseridae712001-24%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642001-73%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae532001+53%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae442001+24%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae432001-8%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae392001-45%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae312001+300%1968
Blue JayCorvidae252001+47%1968
House FinchFringillidae252001-59%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae242001-9%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae232001+100%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222001+118%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212001+12%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae191976n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae152001+60%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142001+14%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae122001+386%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122001+244%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae122001+150%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae112001+50%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92001+14%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92001+250%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92001+100%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae82001+160%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae72001+240%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52001+67%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae52001-59%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42001+100%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae42001-58%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32001+0%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32001+20%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32001+71%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32001-84%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32001-41%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae32001-83%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32001-12%1968

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