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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 27

Pungo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Pungo

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pungo 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 CrowCorvidae482024+54%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382024+36%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352024+92%1977
White IbisThreskiornithidae352014n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae272024+81%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae25202412×1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212024+18%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae212024+138%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae202024+194%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024-43%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192024+475%1978
House FinchFringillidae182024+323%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024-29%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae152024-91%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae152024+51%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+200%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024-21%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142024+209%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024+340%1981
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae112024+87%1977
Pine WarblerParulidae102024+106%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+617%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-12%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+100%1978
Fish CrowCorvidae82024+120%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-22%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+26%1977
American RobinTurdidae72024-58%1977
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024-23%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024-8%1977
Blue JayCorvidae62024-30%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024+100%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-75%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-86%1977
House SparrowPasseridae52024-92%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-36%1977
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42024+14%1988
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+14%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-73%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-9%1977

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