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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Tussey Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Tussey Mtn.

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tussey Mtn. 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
OvenbirdParulidae1472024+134%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae1432024+269%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae512024+84%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae422024+124%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae382024+46%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae272024+300%1995
American RedstartParulidae272024+86%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae252024-14%1995
American CrowCorvidae222024+49%1995
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae19202414×1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162024+219%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae152024+571%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024-7%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024+220%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112024+18%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024+10%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+220%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024+181%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024+380%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82024+367%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+11%1995
Blue JayCorvidae72024+150%1995
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae62024+140%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae62024+25%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+29%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62024+113%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024+65%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+0%1998
American RobinTurdidae52024+220%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024+125%2012
Common RavenCorvidae42023+275%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-33%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+167%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023+100%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023+67%1996
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae32024+133%1998
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32024+0%1995
Kentucky WarblerParulidae31994n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22024-11%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae22024+50%1996

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