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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Carters Brdg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 44 survey years, no longer active.

107Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2014Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Carters Brdg

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carters Brdg 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
American CrowCorvidae462014-16%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342014+15%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232014-46%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232014+417%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae202014+96%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192014-57%1969
American RobinTurdidae182014-54%1969
European StarlingSturnidae152014-92%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152014-57%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae112014-74%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae112014-80%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102014-59%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102014-10%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102014-32%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92014-89%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae92014-80%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92014-41%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92014+385%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82014-42%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82014-66%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72013-80%1969
OvenbirdParulidae72014+260%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72014-60%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62014-87%1969
House FinchFringillidae62014+39%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae52013+67%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae52014+50%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae52014-75%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52014-72%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52014-39%2004
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42013-60%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae42014-83%1969
House SparrowPasseridae42011-93%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42014-81%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae32010+0%1969
Black VultureCathartidae32014-50%1973
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32013-10%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32014-85%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32010+33%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae32014-50%1969

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