BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28
Star Tannery Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.
109Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1977–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Star Tannery
Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 37 | 2024 | -48% | 1980 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 32 | 2024 | +0% | 1980 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | -1% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2024 | -13% | 1980 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 24 | 2024 | -14% | 1980 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 23 | 2024 | -36% | 1980 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | -8% | 1980 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | -60% | 1980 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 18 | 2024 | -74% | 1980 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | -10% | 1980 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2024 | +354% | 1980 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 15 | 2024 | +471% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | -33% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +50% | 1980 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | -38% | 1980 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2023 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 12 | 2024 | +18% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -51% | 1980 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 11 | 1988 | 11× | 1980 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +3% | 1980 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | -11% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +80% | 1980 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2024 | +57% | 1981 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -76% | 1980 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -82% | 1980 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | +26% | 2015 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +67% | 1980 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -78% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -85% | 1980 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | -40% | 1980 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1983 | +500% | 1977 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | -77% | 1980 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +9% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | -16% | 1980 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -76% | 1980 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +150% | 1980 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2024 | +150% | 1980 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1994 | +17% | 1992 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | 5 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2024 | -18% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.