Date: 6/10/26 4:46 pm From: Grove, Deborah Shuey <dsg4...> Subject: Broad Mountain BBS Huntingdon county
The Broad Mountain BBS route in Huntingdon county was run on June 4, my 20th year and 34th for the route. Greg set up 3 randomized routes in Rothrock Forest in 1993, each with different attributes. A BBS route consists of 50 stops every ½ mile starting ½ hour before sunrise and counting birds for 3 minutes. The route starts in Huntingdon county at the maintenance yard at Greenwood State Park at Rag Hollow Rd and goes up Broad Mtn to Alan Seeger and then over to Cooper Hollow roads, down into the Kettle and back to Stone Creek entering Mifflin and Centre counties along the way. One of the routes is no longer run due to deterioration of Gettis road which has been behind gates for years.
It was a clear morning and no breeze which helped a lot on top of Broad Mtn so I had an increased the number of birds I could hear over the route. Forty-five species were recorded below my average of 48 and 513 individuals is above my average of 470.
There was a new species recorded, Chimney Swift, 2 in a forested area. I was very surprised but thought that they might nest in a cabin near where they were flying.
New records were 27 Acadian Flycatchers above the previous of 24; 105 Ovenbirds (100); and 36 Hooded tied with 2024.
Eastern Towhees were at 53 just two below the previous of 55. Eastern Wood-Pewee at 18 was 3 below the record. Chestnut-sided Warbler was 15 and 1 below the record. The habitat in some places is previously logged off and supportive of this species. Similarly with Black-and-white with 13 and 3 below.
I had a Brown Creeper at Alan Seeger which was the first time since 2011. Also 2 Kentucky Warblers surprised me. I don’t usually hear them but they have started popping up on this route. And its always fun to hear Canada Warblers!
Misses of species usually found include Least Flycatchers, Ceruleans, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Dark-eyed Juncos, Hermit Thrush, and Winter Wren. I wonder if with warming Juncos, Hermit Thrush and Winter Wren may disappear altogether.
Species
Total ind.
Mourning Dove
3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2
Red-bellied Woodpecker
1
Downy Woodpecker
2
Hairy Woodpecker
1
Pileated Woodpecker
4
Great Crested Flycatcher
1
Eastern Wood-Pewee
18
Acadian Flycatcher
27
Eastern Phoebe
4
Blue-headed Vireo
3
Red-eyed Vireo
61
Blue Jay
2
American Crow
4
Common Raven
2
Black-capped Chickadee
7
Tufted Titmouse
4
Cedar Waxwing
1
White-breasted Nuthatch
1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3
Gray Catbird
7
Veery
19
Wood Thrush
11
American Robin
5
American Goldfinch
4
Chipping Sparrow
3
Eastern Towhee
53
Brown-headed Cowbird
2
Ovenbird
105
Worm-eating Warbler
1
Louisiana Waterthrush
4
Black-and-white Warbler
13
Kentucky Warbler
2
Common Yellowthroat
7
Hooded Warbler
36
American Redstart
7
Blackburnian Warbler
10
Chestnut-sided Warbler
15
Black-throated Blue Warbler
10
Black-throated Green Warbler
13
Canada Warbler
3
Scarlet Tanager
15
Northern Cardinal
2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
3
Indigo Bunting
1
Chimney Swift
2
Brown Creeper
1
Total Species : 47 Individuals: 513
