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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Waterstreet Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 55 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Waterstreet

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

Species recorded on the Waterstreet 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 RobinTurdidae722024+72%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae672024+19%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae562024+112%1970
American CrowCorvidae532024+141%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae522024+403%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae512024+92%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024+197%1970
European StarlingSturnidae422024+4%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae422024+146%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae392024+221%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae322024+3%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae292022+530%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024+54%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262024+94%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242024+717%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212024-30%1970
House SparrowPasseridae212024+5%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+15%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+25%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122024+131%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024-5%1970
House FinchFringillidae92024+233%1983
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+25%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+207%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-20%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+220%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+170%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024+467%1986
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+475%1984
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+433%1985
Common RavenCorvidae72024+240%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+975%1974
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62023+225%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024-78%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-55%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62024+50%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+122%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-62%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024+233%1977
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+250%1988

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