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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 25 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–1999Span
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Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Starlight

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Starlight 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
American CrowCorvidae661999+63%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae411988+720%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae321999+38%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae311999-80%1972
OvenbirdParulidae271999+233%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae231999-28%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae211999+43%1972
American RobinTurdidae211999-39%1972
VeeryTurdidae191999+7%1972
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae181999+230%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae151999+71%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae141999-56%1972
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae141999+333%1974
American RedstartParulidae131999+107%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae131999+32%1972
European StarlingSturnidae121999-69%1972
BobolinkIcteridae121999+2%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae111999+139%1972
Blue JayCorvidae111999+44%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae91992+67%1972
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae81999+71%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae81999+29%1972
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae71999-56%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae71999-30%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae71999-11%1972
Hermit ThrushTurdidae71999+400%1984
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae61992+180%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61999-32%1972
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae61992+50%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae61999-31%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae51983+100%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae51999+75%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae41999-11%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae41999+33%1972
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae41999-8%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae41999+167%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae41999+133%1974
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae41992+50%1975
Canada WarblerParulidae41992+300%1978
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae41992n/an/a

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