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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Wild Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Wild Creek

Top 40 of 117 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 RobinTurdidae932024+192%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae872024+828%1990
Gray CatbirdMimidae482024+114%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392024+90%1990
American CrowCorvidae382024-9%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae342024+67%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae302024+42%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae242024+34%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024+103%1990
OvenbirdParulidae212024+67%1990
VeeryTurdidae202024+325%1990
European StarlingSturnidae182024-7%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024+224%1990
Blue JayCorvidae162024+18%1990
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae162024+180%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae152024+0%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142024+354%1990
MallardAnatidae122024+360%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+109%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+11%1990
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+42%1990
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024-31%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-44%1990
Rock PigeonColumbidae92023-35%1991
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+113%1990
House SparrowPasseridae62024+14%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024-35%1990
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+31%1990
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024-35%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae52023n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+20%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+50%1991
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42009-63%1990
House FinchFringillidae42024-58%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024+0%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-22%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42023-69%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42023-8%1990
BobolinkIcteridae42024+67%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+160%2000

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