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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 27

Branchville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Branchville

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Branchville 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
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae532024+160%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae442024-58%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432024-55%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae422024+143%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae412024+237%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae402024+292%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae392024-30%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae372024+131%1968
European StarlingSturnidae332024-29%1968
American CrowCorvidae322024+62%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae312024-76%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae292024+643%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae272024+27%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae262024+312%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232024-56%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212024+467%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202024-51%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182024+364%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae172024+13%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae172024+358%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024+77%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172024-10%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae152024-5%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152024+74%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae142024+26%1968
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae142024+675%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024-41%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae132024-31%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae132024+10%1968
OvenbirdParulidae132024+88%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024-14%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-30%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae112024+70%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024-82%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024-93%1968
Blue JayCorvidae92024-86%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024+113%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+380%1974
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+164%1968
American RobinTurdidae82024+70%1968

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