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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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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 VireoVireonidae692025+33%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae542025-37%1995
OvenbirdParulidae462025-25%1995
American RedstartParulidae392025-56%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae312025-7%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-56%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae272025-59%1995
American RobinTurdidae222025+47%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae212025+275%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae212025+4%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192025-46%1995
Common RavenCorvidae182025-17%1995
VeeryTurdidae162025-75%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae122025+16%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92025-44%1996
Cerulean WarblerParulidae92025-70%1996
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae82022+63%1996
American CrowCorvidae72025-81%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+22%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025-45%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025-42%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025+100%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-35%1995
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+275%2000
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42025+0%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025-6%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42025-18%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025-8%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+40%2005
Peregrine FalconFalconidae31993n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-69%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+27%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae31993n/an/a
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-43%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025+25%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-17%1999
Canada WarblerParulidae32025+167%2002
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae32024+0%2018
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae21993n/an/a

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