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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 57 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 →
57Years 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
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 StarlingSturnidae3732025-70%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1272025-40%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1112025+117%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae1032025-96%1970
American CrowCorvidae822025-14%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae772025+128%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae672025+6%1970
American RobinTurdidae532025-10%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae362025+140%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae332025+5%1970
Blue JayCorvidae312025+7%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282025+239%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282025-29%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae262025-6%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202025+146%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae172025+215%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025-21%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025+140%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-58%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025+123%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025+0%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+13%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025-48%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-20%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-72%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025+75%1970
American WoodcockScolopacidae51966n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-19%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025-33%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+25%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42016-94%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae42018+50%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-10%1975
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+14%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+0%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+25%1986
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-86%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-82%1970
Fish CrowCorvidae32025-53%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32025-88%1970

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