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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 36 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae872024-19%1969
American CrowCorvidae342024+15%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332024+655%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312024+60%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302024+267%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302024+26%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae302024+944%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae282024+829%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae282024+547%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252024+364%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae242024+508%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae172024+81%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162024+900%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142024+242%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae132024+150%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+300%1969
American RedstartParulidae122024+425%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024-22%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024-41%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+363%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+164%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+600%1970
Blue JayCorvidae92024+10%1969
American RobinTurdidae92024-54%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024-38%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-33%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024+155%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-65%1969
House FinchFringillidae72024+38%1990
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62024+200%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+367%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+13%2009
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+220%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-24%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+57%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+367%1974
Fish CrowCorvidae42024+300%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-80%1969
House SparrowPasseridae32023-91%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024-54%1969

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