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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Amherst Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Amherst

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Amherst 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 CrowCorvidae322025+14%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae292025+550%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae282025+421%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025+254%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025+967%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae262025+929%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262025+54%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025+15%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025+600%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae222025+440%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025+81%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+438%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae162025+130%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162025+940%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025-40%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132025+283%1970
American RobinTurdidae112025-40%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+700%1970
American RedstartParulidae102025+525%1989
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+289%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+173%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+260%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-28%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+300%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025+109%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+57%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-66%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025+225%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025+13%1993
Blue JayCorvidae42025-14%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-62%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+400%1974
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+75%1971
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+400%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+38%2009
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-55%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-40%1969
European StarlingSturnidae32025-44%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-46%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-29%1969

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