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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Big Meadows Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

77Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Big Meadows

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Big Meadows route.
History
American RedstartParulidae672024+71%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae532024+431%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae422024-32%1995
OvenbirdParulidae422024+49%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae392024+18%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae262024+65%1995
Common RavenCorvidae262024+103%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192023+671%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae162024-20%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142024+0%1995
VeeryTurdidae142024-65%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024+177%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+164%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112024-32%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae112024+380%1997
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024+433%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024+875%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102024+108%1995
American CrowCorvidae102024-70%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-9%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024-76%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae92024+52%1996
American RobinTurdidae82024-14%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72024+0%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+300%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-3%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62024+160%2006
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024+80%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae52024+350%1998
Cerulean WarblerParulidae52024+30%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52024-62%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024+125%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+167%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42022+20%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+63%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-60%1995
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae42024+100%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024+30%1996
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32018-20%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-33%1995

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.