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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30

Brandon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
30Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Brandon

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brandon 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae652025+50%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025+100%1994
American CrowCorvidae422025+17%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae402025+253%1994
OvenbirdParulidae372025+10%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae362025+10%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae362025+130%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae302025+84%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae282025+104%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025+6%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025+17%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae252025+115%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222025+191%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+178%1994
Summer TanagerCardinalidae212025+186%1994
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae202025+733%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae192025+136%1994
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae192025+95%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172025+58%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+118%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae142025+760%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+16%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae132024-72%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+0%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025+107%1994
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae122025+300%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025+94%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+10%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025+5%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae92025+21%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025-54%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+120%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+25%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+158%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025+64%1994
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62025+55%1995
House FinchFringillidae62025-27%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae51993-17%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+127%1994
House SparrowPasseridae52016+40%2001

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