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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Carters Brdg 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2024Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Carters Brdg 2

Top 40 of 76 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024+73%2017
American CrowCorvidae392024-15%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae292024+51%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252024+76%2017
European StarlingSturnidae252022+230%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242024+14%2017
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212024+113%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024-40%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162024+37%2017
American RobinTurdidae162024-20%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-7%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-7%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142024+50%2017
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024-11%2017
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+73%2017
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024+31%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+63%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae112024-68%2017
Black VultureCathartidae92024+160%2017
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024-7%2017
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024+7%2017
Prairie WarblerParulidae72024-5%2017
OvenbirdParulidae72024+29%2017
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024+31%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-41%2017
House FinchFringillidae62024+33%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-24%2017
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+25%2017
Pine WarblerParulidae62024+117%2017
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024-18%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae52023+16%2017
Blue JayCorvidae52024-24%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+71%2017
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-37%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-16%2017
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+57%2017
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+225%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-11%2017
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42024+156%2017
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-9%2017

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