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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 56 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322025+31%1971
American CrowCorvidae292025+20%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232025+30%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae202025+364%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae182025+280%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+190%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-62%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025-24%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae15202513×1973
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+82%1971
European StarlingSturnidae142025+333%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-51%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-26%1971
American RobinTurdidae122025-52%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+86%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+380%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae92025+39%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-46%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024-11%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+38%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+88%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-47%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+88%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+217%1977
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-44%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+114%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52019-81%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-65%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+250%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%1971
Blue JayCorvidae42025+0%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-93%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42025+90%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+80%1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+133%1983
OvenbirdParulidae32025+175%1973
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025+50%1985
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22023-95%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae22008-64%1972
Black VultureCathartidae22025-46%1978

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