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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30

Cape Charles Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 23 survey years, no longer active.

118Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2018Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Cape Charles

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cape Charles 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
Laughing GullLaridae1152018+1%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae542018-61%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae402018+12%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312018+38%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae312018+22%1995
American CrowCorvidae302018+148%1995
Herring GullLaridae242018-74%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242018-66%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae212009+950%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172018-53%1995
White IbisThreskiornithidae172017-46%2013
Tufted TitmouseParidae152018-32%1995
European StarlingSturnidae142018-29%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132018+95%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132018+100%1996
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae122018+122%2001
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112018+580%1995
Royal TernLaridae112007-83%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92018-73%1995
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae92006+225%1998
Common TernLaridae91996n/an/a
Brown PelicanPelecanidae82018-84%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae72018-71%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae72018-77%1995
Black VultureCathartidae72018+31%2001
OspreyPandionidae62018+83%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62018-30%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae62018-26%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae52018+410%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52018-7%1995
American RobinTurdidae52018-28%1995
Clapper RailRallidae51996n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42015+57%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42018+0%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae42017-23%2000
Ring-billed GullLaridae42012n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32018+5%1998
Blue JayCorvidae32018-10%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32018+233%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae32009+131%1995

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