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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Bald Knob Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
1992–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Bald Knob

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bald Knob 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
OvenbirdParulidae342025+79%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae262025+14%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252025+10%1994
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae192025+92%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae172025+85%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+13%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae112025+88%1994
VeeryTurdidae112024-24%1994
American RedstartParulidae62025+18%1994
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae52025+0%1994
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52025+0%1994
Blue JayCorvidae42025+33%1994
American CrowCorvidae42025-67%1994
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-42%1994
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025+129%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+65%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024+55%1995
American RobinTurdidae42025+450%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+40%1999
American WoodcockScolopacidae42022n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-10%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32025+108%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32023+0%2001
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023-13%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae22016+0%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22025-55%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22025+0%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22025-47%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae22025+0%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22025-33%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22025-54%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22025-17%2015
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae22025+200%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22025+0%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22024+33%2003
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae22022+33%2001
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae22019+33%2012
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12023+0%2016
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae12025-44%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae12025+20%1994

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