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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30

Colonial Pky Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 4 survey years, no longer active.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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–1998Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Colonial Pky

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

Species recorded on the Colonial Pky 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
European StarlingSturnidae741998+114%1996
American CrowCorvidae641998+141%1996
Laughing GullLaridae60199812×1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae531998+47%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae331998+31%1996
American RobinTurdidae301998+36%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae291998+571%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae271998-20%1996
Herring GullLaridae261998+420%1997
OspreyPandionidae241998+124%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae221997+83%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae211998+107%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae201998-12%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae151998-49%1996
Great Blue HeronArdeidae141998+64%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae141998+24%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae141992n/an/a
Fish CrowCorvidae121998+18%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae101998-4%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae101998+7%1996
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae101992n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae81998+700%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae71998-19%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae71998-51%1996
Blue JayCorvidae71997-13%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae71998-31%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae61998-12%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae61998+73%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae61998+50%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae61998-29%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae51998-50%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae51998-5%1996
OvenbirdParulidae51998+50%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae51998+400%1992
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41997-71%1992
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae41998+250%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae41998-65%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae41997-33%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae41998-69%1996
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae31998+150%1996

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