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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Edinburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
1968–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Edinburg

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Edinburg 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 StarlingSturnidae1442025+91%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae1192025-60%1970
American RobinTurdidae442025+48%1970
American CrowCorvidae392025-2%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372025+687%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282025+150%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025+51%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025+22%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae252025+97%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025+340%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae202025+4%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192025+3%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+165%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025-12%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025-10%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025+109%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024+38%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+650%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025+121%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+142%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025-54%1970
OvenbirdParulidae92025+263%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-8%1970
Fish CrowCorvidae82025-30%1988
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-24%1970
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+110%1970
Blue JayCorvidae62025+56%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+8%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+64%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-57%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025+57%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae52025+78%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-50%1970
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae52025+167%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025+133%1988
House FinchFringillidae52025+22%1987
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+80%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+33%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42025+86%1970
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+125%1975

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