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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 55 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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
American CrowCorvidae332025-12%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312025-10%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae312025-34%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025-40%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025-11%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-56%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae242025+177%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae222025+100%1968
OvenbirdParulidae172025+250%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025+688%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162025-57%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162025+54%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+327%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152025-19%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025-7%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-11%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025+150%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-71%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025-9%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025-63%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025-8%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+15%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025-41%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72025-93%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025+36%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+36%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-76%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+240%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025+175%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-31%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+0%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+90%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-20%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025+69%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae42025-74%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae42019+175%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+25%1972
American KestrelFalconidae41978n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae42025+83%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae42019+3%2005

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