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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Carters Brdg 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Virginia Carters Brdg 2

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carters Brdg 2 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 SparrowPasserellidae382025+30%2017
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382025+90%2017
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae382025+306%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382025+121%2017
American CrowCorvidae372025-3%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025+18%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae312025-14%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025-7%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae242025+80%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025+114%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025+93%2017
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae172025+7%2017
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+3%2017
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162025+18%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+27%2017
American RobinTurdidae132025-18%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+81%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025+10%2017
Pine WarblerParulidae122025+133%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae112024-68%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025-37%2017
House FinchFringillidae102025+27%2017
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025+133%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-8%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025-12%2017
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-26%2017
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+129%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-16%2017
Blue JayCorvidae72025-35%2017
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025-5%2017
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-30%2017
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025+83%2022
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+9%2017
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+67%2017
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-40%2017
Fish CrowCorvidae52025+0%2018
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-7%2017
OvenbirdParulidae52025-6%2017
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+22%2017
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-10%2017

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