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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Shipman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 55 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Shipman

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

Species recorded on the Shipman 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 GoldfinchFringillidae392024+330%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae36202415×1973
American CrowCorvidae322024+17%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262024+21%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024+24%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024-17%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192024+215%1971
European StarlingSturnidae172024+344%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+218%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae132024-40%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024-44%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+100%1971
Blue JayCorvidae112024+14%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+320%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024+11%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92024+300%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+81%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82024+80%1972
American RobinTurdidae82024-62%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+150%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024-11%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024-6%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-32%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024-46%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+12%1971
OvenbirdParulidae62024+250%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+0%1974
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+200%1977
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+71%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52019-81%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-93%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-68%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024+63%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42024-73%1971
American RedstartParulidae42024+125%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+200%1972
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+33%1985
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+50%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-13%1971
House SparrowPasseridae32024+57%1971

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