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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 27

Pungo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Pungo

Top 40 of 113 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae452025+113%1977
American CrowCorvidae372025+55%1977
White IbisThreskiornithidae352014n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025+33%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31202512×1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025-45%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025+29%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+206%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae192025-91%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae182025+72%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae172025-18%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+129%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025+37%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025-23%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae132025-51%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+200%1977
Fish CrowCorvidae122025+150%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+533%1978
European StarlingSturnidae112025-2%1977
House FinchFringillidae112025+285%1992
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae102025+87%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+200%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-19%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025-77%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+388%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+217%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+440%1981
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae72025n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024-8%1977
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+86%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-68%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+57%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025+0%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-86%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025+160%1979
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52025+71%1988
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025+8%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-60%1977
American RobinTurdidae42025-61%1977
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+133%1980

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