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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Brandy Station Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Brandy Station

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brandy Station 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
Common GrackleIcteridae422025+86%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025+44%2019
American CrowCorvidae362025-18%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025-47%2019
Northern MockingbirdMimidae332025-48%2019
European StarlingSturnidae302025+277%2019
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae292025+1%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025-49%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232025-6%2019
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025-5%2019
American RobinTurdidae202025+57%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae192025-60%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025-10%2019
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162025+53%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162025-37%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025-78%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+42%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025-15%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025-34%2019
Blue JayCorvidae112025-30%2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025-33%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+150%2021
Rock PigeonColumbidae102024n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025+250%2019
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025+9%2021
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025+75%2019
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92025+100%2021
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025-3%2019
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+300%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+57%2021
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025+20%2021
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+67%2019
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-60%2019
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-49%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+129%2022
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024-50%2017
Prairie WarblerParulidae52025+50%2021
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+21%2019
MallardAnatidae52021n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae52025+60%2023

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