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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 44 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
44Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 46 | 2014 | -16% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 34 | 2014 | +15% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2014 | -46% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 23 | 2014 | +417% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 20 | 2014 | +96% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2014 | -57% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 2014 | -54% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2014 | -92% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2014 | -57% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2014 | -74% | 1969 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 11 | 2014 | -80% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2014 | -59% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2014 | -10% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2014 | -32% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2014 | -89% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2014 | -80% | 1969 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 9 | 2014 | -41% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2014 | +385% | 1974 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2014 | -42% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2014 | -66% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2013 | -80% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 7 | 2014 | +260% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2014 | -60% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 2014 | -87% | 1969 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2014 | +39% | 1989 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2013 | +67% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2014 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2014 | -75% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2014 | -72% | 1969 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2014 | -39% | 2004 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2013 | -60% | 1969 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2014 | -83% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2011 | -93% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2014 | -81% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2010 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2014 | -50% | 1973 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2013 | -10% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2014 | -85% | 1969 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2010 | +33% | 1971 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2014 | -50% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.