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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Shenandoa Np Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Shenandoa Np

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shenandoa Np 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae552024+29%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae362024-52%1995
OvenbirdParulidae292024-22%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae242024-22%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024-46%1995
American RobinTurdidae222024+11%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae202024-67%1995
VeeryTurdidae192024-77%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182024-39%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae162024-16%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024+192%1995
American RedstartParulidae112024-49%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+53%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024+6%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82022-39%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024-4%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae82022+63%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024-39%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae62024-21%1996
Common RavenCorvidae52024-51%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52023+0%2002
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+175%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024+8%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42024+114%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae42024-39%1995
Cerulean WarblerParulidae42024-57%1996
Peregrine FalconFalconidae31993n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-65%1995
American CrowCorvidae32024-91%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae31993n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024+71%1996
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32024-9%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32024-60%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024+67%2014
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae32024+0%2018
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae22023-44%1996
European StarlingSturnidae21993n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22022-50%1996
Barred OwlStrigidae22024-44%2002

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