BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 29

Sporting Hil Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 31 species recorded across 1 survey years, no longer active.

31Species Recorded

1Years Surveyed

1977–1977Span

1Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Sporting Hil

Top 31 of 31 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sporting Hil route.
						History
Common Grackle	Icteridae	229	1977	n/a	n/a
House Sparrow	Passeridae	176	1977	n/a	n/a
European Starling	Sturnidae	165	1977	n/a	n/a
American Robin	Turdidae	55	1977	n/a	n/a
Rock Pigeon	Columbidae	41	1977	n/a	n/a
American Crow	Corvidae	31	1977	n/a	n/a
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	26	1977	n/a	n/a
Chimney Swift	Apodidae	24	1977	n/a	n/a
Song Sparrow	Passerellidae	16	1977	n/a	n/a
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardeidae	14	1977	n/a	n/a
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	13	1977	n/a	n/a
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalidae	7	1977	n/a	n/a
Northern House Wren	Troglodytidae	7	1977	n/a	n/a
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianidae	6	1977	n/a	n/a
Indigo Bunting	Cardinalidae	6	1977	n/a	n/a
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	5	1977	n/a	n/a
Gray Catbird	Mimidae	5	1977	n/a	n/a
Horned Lark	Alaudidae	4	1977	n/a	n/a
Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	4	1977	n/a	n/a
Downy Woodpecker	Picidae	3	1977	n/a	n/a
Field Sparrow	Passerellidae	3	1977	n/a	n/a
Black-crowned Night Heron	Ardeidae	2	1977	n/a	n/a
Killdeer	Charadriidae	1	1977	n/a	n/a
Turkey Vulture	Cathartidae	1	1977	n/a	n/a
American Kestrel	Falconidae	1	1977	n/a	n/a
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Cuculidae	1	1977	n/a	n/a
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannidae	1	1977	n/a	n/a
Great Crested Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	1	1977	n/a	n/a
Chipping Sparrow	Passerellidae	1	1977	n/a	n/a
Eastern Towhee	Passerellidae	1	1977	n/a	n/a
Yellow Warbler	Parulidae	1	1977	n/a	n/a

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