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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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
OvenbirdParulidae1192025+134%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae1182025+259%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae492025+90%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae462025+61%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae302025+118%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae292025+291%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae292025-2%1995
American RedstartParulidae272025+80%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae172025+206%1995
American CrowCorvidae172025+66%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+330%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae142025+600%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae132025+667%1995
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae13202512×1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+220%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025+131%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025+50%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+3%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae82025+31%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+420%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025+175%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+29%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025+100%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+300%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025+233%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+0%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-20%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-74%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024+125%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025+55%1995
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae42025+160%1995
Common RavenCorvidae42025+300%1995
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae42025+80%2000
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025+11%1995
American RobinTurdidae42025+170%1996
Barred OwlStrigidae42025+20%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-33%1995
Blue JayCorvidae32025+138%1995
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae32025+167%1998
Kentucky WarblerParulidae31994n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.