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Star Tannery Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Star Tannery

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Star Tannery 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
European StarlingSturnidae852025-24%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae432025+4%1980
American RobinTurdidae382025-31%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025+23%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae332025+11%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae282025-77%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252025+5%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025-54%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222025-69%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae182025+0%1980
Blue JayCorvidae172025+22%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025-41%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152025-42%1980
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025+471%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-45%1980
Black VultureCathartidae132023+100%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+16%1980
American CrowCorvidae122025-74%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025-5%1980
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025+100%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025-21%1980
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92025+800%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+81%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-56%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+188%1980
House FinchFringillidae82025+160%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+80%1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-81%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+23%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025+208%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae72023+26%2015
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025-25%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae61983+500%1977
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+129%1981
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+67%1980
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52025-52%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025-70%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025-20%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae51994+17%1992
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae51985n/an/a

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