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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30

Sharps Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 54 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Sharps

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

Species recorded on the Sharps 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 StarlingSturnidae462024+4%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae322024-71%1969
American CrowCorvidae212024-32%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024-72%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202024-36%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024-30%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152024+244%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae132013-26%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024-67%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae10202412×1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102024-64%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+79%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+18%1969
American RobinTurdidae82024-53%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72024-89%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+46%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+840%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae62022-60%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52021-7%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52022+300%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-69%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52024-63%1969
House SparrowPasseridae52024-97%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae52022-90%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae52006+133%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024-58%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024+0%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-36%1969
Blue JayCorvidae42024-67%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-57%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-90%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+8%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024+23%1969
Forster's TernLaridae41999n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae32022-83%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+43%1970
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-50%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024-24%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32024+59%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32024+117%1969

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