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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 4 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
4Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 74 | 1998 | +114% | 1996 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 64 | 1998 | +141% | 1996 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 60 | 1998 | 12× | 1992 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 53 | 1998 | +47% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 33 | 1998 | +31% | 1996 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 30 | 1998 | +36% | 1996 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 29 | 1998 | +571% | 1996 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 27 | 1998 | -20% | 1996 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 26 | 1998 | +420% | 1997 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 24 | 1998 | +124% | 1996 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 22 | 1997 | +83% | 1992 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 1998 | +107% | 1996 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 20 | 1998 | -12% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 1998 | -49% | 1996 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 14 | 1998 | +64% | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 1998 | +24% | 1996 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 14 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 1998 | +18% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 1998 | -4% | 1996 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 1998 | +7% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 1998 | +700% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 1998 | -19% | 1996 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 1998 | -51% | 1996 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 1997 | -13% | 1992 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 7 | 1998 | -31% | 1996 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 1998 | -12% | 1996 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1998 | +73% | 1996 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 6 | 1998 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 1998 | -29% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 1998 | -50% | 1992 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1998 | -5% | 1996 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 5 | 1998 | +50% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 1998 | +400% | 1992 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 1997 | -71% | 1992 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1998 | +250% | 1996 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1998 | -65% | 1996 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1997 | -33% | 1992 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 1998 | -69% | 1996 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 1998 | +150% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.