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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Blacksburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
27Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Blacksburg

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Blacksburg 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 CrowCorvidae1062024+3%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae752024+63%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae482024+4%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae462024-22%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae402024+9%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332024-55%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312024+3%1990
Field SparrowPasserellidae262024-32%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024+2%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262024-74%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024+23%1990
House FinchFringillidae222024-8%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212024-54%1990
American RobinTurdidae202024-12%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182024-28%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182024-10%1990
European StarlingSturnidae162024-71%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162024+333%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae152023+18%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae142023+18%1990
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132024+88%1990
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132024+583%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024+53%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae122024+117%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024-29%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024+70%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae102024+0%1990
Black VultureCathartidae102019+213%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-68%1990
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82024+114%1990
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024-6%1995
Common RavenCorvidae82024+120%2008
Blue JayCorvidae72024-47%1990
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024-20%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+56%1994
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-47%1990
DickcisselCardinalidae61988n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024-13%1990
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+27%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae52016+150%1989

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