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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae952025+63%1990
American CrowCorvidae832025+27%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae592025+16%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae572025+26%1990
European StarlingSturnidae552025-54%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae532025+41%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae482025-20%1990
American RobinTurdidae422025+11%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392025-60%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae362025+12%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae342025+27%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302025-44%1990
Field SparrowPasserellidae282025-19%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae262025+126%1993
House SparrowPasseridae262025-61%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242025-19%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae222025+10%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025+9%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae192025+3%1990
House FinchFringillidae192025+10%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182025-43%1990
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152025+667%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae142025+118%1990
Blue JayCorvidae122025-53%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+74%1994
Brown ThrasherMimidae112025+100%1990
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025-22%1990
Black VultureCathartidae102019+213%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+100%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-71%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-35%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025+47%1990
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+150%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+5%1990
DickcisselCardinalidae61988n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025-4%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+289%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae52016+150%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-12%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+20%1990

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