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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Church Road Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Church Road

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Church Road 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412024-2%1968
American CrowCorvidae402024+6%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322024-35%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282024-14%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262024-38%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242024+913%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae242024+131%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024-58%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae192024+318%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024-9%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162024+18%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162024-58%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae152024+33%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152024-70%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142024+4%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024+62%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024-2%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132024-14%1968
OvenbirdParulidae122024+142%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae112024-72%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+50%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82024+183%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-11%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72024+0%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+8%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+28%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae62024+80%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+40%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+220%1969
House FinchFringillidae62024+50%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024-67%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024-78%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae52024-79%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-48%1968
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+125%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024-93%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-33%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+267%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae42019+175%1981
American KestrelFalconidae41978n/an/a

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