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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Wild Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Wild Creek

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wild Creek 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 RobinTurdidae1032025+219%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae852025+908%1990
Gray CatbirdMimidae622025+126%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae582025+102%1990
American CrowCorvidae492025+6%1990
Blue JayCorvidae382025+71%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae372025+83%1990
OvenbirdParulidae362025+52%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312025+1%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302025+392%1990
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae302025+11%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae292025+33%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025+120%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae212025+49%1990
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025+73%1990
House SparrowPasseridae182025+77%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+224%1990
VeeryTurdidae132025+325%1990
European StarlingSturnidae122025-32%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102025+217%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025-4%1990
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+118%1990
House FinchFringillidae92025-42%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae92023-35%1991
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+100%1991
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025-22%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+150%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-19%1990
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72025+133%1990
Common RavenCorvidae72025+300%2018
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+46%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025-52%1990
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-37%1990
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025-82%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+43%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae52023n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+20%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-59%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42009-63%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42023-69%1990

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