Guild · Virginia · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Generalists In Virginia
54 species in this guild. As a group they are -62% since 1968.
Guild Signals
guild collapsecomputed index
Generalists as a group have fallen sharply in Virginia, down 62% since 1968.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Generalists in Virginia is projected to fall about 48% by 2029 — from 7.0 in 2024 to a central estimate of 3.7 (95% range 0.00–8.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±43.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-48%Change by 2029
3.7Projected 2029 index
0.00–8.295% range
±43.1%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3 | 0.00 | 8.9 |
| 2026 | 4.1 | 0.00 | 8.7 |
| 2027 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 8.5 |
| 2028 | 3.8 | 0.00 | 8.4 |
| 2029 | 3.7 | 0.00 | 8.2 |
Member Species In Virginia
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | -98% |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | -94% |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | -93% |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -90% |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | -77% |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | -73% |
| Seaside Sparrow | Passerellidae | -71% |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | -66% |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | -65% |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | -64% |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | -63% |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | -62% |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | -60% |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | -56% |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | -56% |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Strigidae | -51% |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | -49% |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipitridae | -40% |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | -33% |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | -31% |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | -30% |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | -28% |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | -23% |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | -23% |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | -22% |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | -21% |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | -18% |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | -18% |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -15% |
| American Crow | Corvidae | -13% |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | -10% |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | -4% |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | +32% |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | +42% |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | +46% |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | +56% |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | +62% |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | +78% |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | +92% |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | +98% |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | +104% |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | +127% |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | +154% |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | +185% |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | +204% |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | +228% |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | +287% |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | +331% |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | +337% |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | +415% |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | +516% |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 11× |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 13× |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 31× |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.