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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Elamsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2016Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Elamsville

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elamsville 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 CrowCorvidae462016+0%1981
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae302016-16%1981
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232016+100%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222016-58%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae202016+76%1981
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192016+275%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172016+58%1981
Wood ThrushTurdidae172016-40%1981
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162016+8%1981
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae152016+0%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142016-33%1981
Tufted TitmouseParidae142016+115%1982
American RobinTurdidae122016+136%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92016-46%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae82016-5%1981
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82016+115%1983
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82006+225%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae82016n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae72016-56%1981
American GoldfinchFringillidae72016+150%1981
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72016-53%1981
Hooded WarblerParulidae62016+92%1982
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62016+250%2006
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52016-12%1981
Gray CatbirdMimidae52016+120%1981
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52016+43%1983
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52016+200%1986
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42016+17%1982
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42016-47%1981
Purple MartinHirundinidae41985n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae41986n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32016-56%1981
American RedstartParulidae32014-20%1981
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32016-32%1981
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32016-17%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32016-38%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae32016+30%1983
Blue JayCorvidae32016-58%1983
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32014+38%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae32010+40%1987

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