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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30

Chincoteag W Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

128Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Chincoteag W

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chincoteag W 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 GullLaridae3442024+48%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae1652024+436%1997
European StarlingSturnidae792024+180%1995
American CrowCorvidae532024+47%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae472024-46%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292022-10%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252024-10%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242024-60%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae232024+455%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222024-19%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+27%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae182024-34%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae172024+96%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae162024+15%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024+47%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-30%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132024+83%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+6%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112024-51%1995
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae102022-4%2015
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae101993+150%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-59%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024-31%1995
American RobinTurdidae102024-28%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae82021-29%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024-30%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+275%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+114%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+100%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024-42%1995
Bald EagleAccipitridae72024+150%2006
Common TernLaridae62005-40%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+46%1995
OvenbirdParulidae62024-26%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024-15%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52022+11%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+58%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52024+40%2002
Herring GullLaridae42022-80%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-59%1995

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