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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Wakena Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2023Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Wakena

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wakena 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 RobinTurdidae892023+6%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae732023-64%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae362023-32%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae322023+181%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae322023-20%1979
European StarlingSturnidae322023-38%1971
American CrowCorvidae292023+37%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252023-30%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242023+70%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae232023-39%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162023+129%1971
House SparrowPasseridae152023-38%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142023+94%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae142023+63%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132023+270%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae112023+19%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae102023-52%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae102023-69%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102023+4%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92023+0%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae92023+900%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82023-10%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82023+525%1981
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72019+200%1979
Blue JayCorvidae72023+300%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae72023-16%1979
Wood ThrushTurdidae72023+10%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72023+100%1981
KilldeerCharadriidae62023+180%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae62023+27%1979
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62023+83%1982
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52021-33%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52021+8%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52021+200%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52023+257%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae52021-67%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae42023+188%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42023-71%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023-73%1980
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae42000+300%1979

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