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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 28 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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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.
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
American RedstartParulidae812025+79%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae532025+400%1995
OvenbirdParulidae492025+37%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae402025-29%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae282025+54%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252025-1%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232025+26%1995
Common RavenCorvidae212025+106%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192023+671%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae192025-6%1995
VeeryTurdidae192025-66%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182025+31%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025-80%1995
American RobinTurdidae172025+28%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae132025+141%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae122025+480%1997
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112025-41%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112025+13%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+975%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+125%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025-3%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+467%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+118%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025+156%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62025+0%1996
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+433%2002
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-50%1995
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52025+50%2000
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42022+20%1995
American CrowCorvidae42025-68%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42025-62%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+50%2002
Canada WarblerParulidae42025+133%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+140%2006
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae42024+100%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025+0%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+88%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae32025+225%1998
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae32025+67%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-63%1995

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