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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Virginia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Virginia

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Virginia 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 RobinTurdidae742025-30%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae622025+632%1971
European StarlingSturnidae522025+34%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae522024+700%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae462025+130%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae342025-39%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae312025-42%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae312025-46%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae312025-10%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae282025+250%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae272025+63%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025+228%1971
American CrowCorvidae232025+21%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae202025+126%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172025+279%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152025+285%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+540%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-23%1971
OvenbirdParulidae122025+550%1971
House SparrowPasseridae122025-75%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+125%1971
Blue JayCorvidae72025+300%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025+131%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025+550%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+89%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025+131%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+60%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-40%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025+225%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42025+160%1974
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025+100%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+300%1976
American RedstartParulidae42025+64%1988
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32025+660%1972
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32025-56%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32025+225%1990
Pine WarblerParulidae31974+0%1972
Hooded WarblerParulidae32025-46%1990
House FinchFringillidae32025-89%1989
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-73%1971

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