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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Clinchport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

81Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1978Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Clinchport

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Clinchport 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 BuntingCardinalidae801978+285%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae391978+36%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae361978+338%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae341978+58%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae321978+243%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae29197812×1970
American RobinTurdidae251978+66%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae191978+7%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae181978+61%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae181978-43%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae171978+350%1969
Blue JayCorvidae141978+257%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae141978-42%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae141978+86%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae141978+63%1969
European StarlingSturnidae121978-32%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae111978-10%1969
American CrowCorvidae101978-37%1969
House SparrowPasseridae101978-58%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae101978-44%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae91978+69%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae91978-5%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae91978+112%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae91978+500%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81978+900%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae81978-8%1969
Kentucky WarblerParulidae81978+160%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae81978+38%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae81978+700%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae71978+175%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae71978+143%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae71978+173%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae71978-20%1974
Carolina ChickadeeParidae71978+100%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae71978-13%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae71978+133%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae61978+137%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae61978+24%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae51978+114%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae51978-28%1969

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