BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28
Starlight Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 25 survey years, no longer active.
112Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1970–1999Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Starlight
Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 66 | 1999 | +63% | 1972 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 41 | 1988 | +720% | 1985 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 32 | 1999 | +38% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 31 | 1999 | -80% | 1972 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 27 | 1999 | +233% | 1972 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 1999 | -28% | 1972 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 1999 | +43% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 21 | 1999 | -39% | 1972 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 19 | 1999 | +7% | 1972 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 1999 | +230% | 1972 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 1999 | +71% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 1999 | -56% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 14 | 1999 | +333% | 1974 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 13 | 1999 | +107% | 1972 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 13 | 1999 | +32% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 1999 | -69% | 1972 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 12 | 1999 | +2% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 1999 | +139% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 1999 | +44% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1992 | +67% | 1972 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1999 | +71% | 1972 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 1999 | +29% | 1972 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 1999 | -56% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 1999 | -30% | 1972 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 1999 | -11% | 1972 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 1999 | +400% | 1984 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 1992 | +180% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1999 | -32% | 1972 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1992 | +50% | 1974 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 1999 | -31% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 1983 | +100% | 1978 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 1999 | +75% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | -11% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | +33% | 1972 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1999 | -8% | 1972 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 1999 | +167% | 1973 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 1999 | +133% | 1974 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1992 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Canada Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 1992 | +300% | 1978 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1992 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.