BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Sigel Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.
116Species Recorded
33Years Surveyed
1981–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Sigel
Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 149 | 2024 | +133% | 1989 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 94 | 2024 | +52% | 1989 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 70 | 2024 | +42% | 1989 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 65 | 2024 | +157% | 1989 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 43 | 2024 | +18% | 1989 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 43 | 2024 | +693% | 1989 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2024 | -25% | 1989 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 31 | 2024 | +243% | 1989 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 29 | 2024 | -20% | 1989 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 27 | 2024 | +61% | 1989 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 26 | 2024 | -66% | 1989 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 26 | 2024 | +7% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | +73% | 1989 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | -12% | 1989 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 2024 | +46% | 1989 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | +61% | 1989 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | -2% | 1989 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | +225% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 16 | 2024 | +24% | 1989 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 16 | 2024 | +83% | 1989 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 16 | 2024 | +57% | 1989 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 16 | 2024 | +246% | 1991 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | +100% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | +100% | 1989 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 10 | 2024 | +48% | 1989 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2024 | +53% | 1996 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +163% | 1989 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | +525% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +8% | 1989 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2024 | -7% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -23% | 1989 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -39% | 1989 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +325% | 1991 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2024 | -56% | 1989 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | -25% | 1989 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2024 | +175% | 1997 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | +20% | 1989 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2024 | +333% | 1989 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +38% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.