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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Churchville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
56Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Churchville

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Churchville 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
European StarlingSturnidae2252024-78%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1512024-39%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1072024+126%1970
American CrowCorvidae942024-11%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae882024+145%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae702024+12%1970
American RobinTurdidae642024+20%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae332024-98%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024+377%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae242024+111%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242024-40%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212024-2%1970
Blue JayCorvidae192024-17%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162024+146%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152024+88%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae142024-26%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-64%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae102024+162%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102024+120%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024+100%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-57%1970
House SparrowPasseridae82024-92%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024+0%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-9%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-72%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024-58%1970
American WoodcockScolopacidae51966n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42016-94%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024-52%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-19%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+43%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae42018+50%1971
House FinchFringillidae42023-56%1990
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-67%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32023-29%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32024-72%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024-30%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024-60%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-54%1972
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+367%1973

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