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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Concord Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Concord

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Concord 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae432024+57%1969
American CrowCorvidae392024+1%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352024-48%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae34202417×1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322024+66%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322024+967%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae282024+83%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae272024+307%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+72%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae262024+139%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252024+18%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222024+275%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172024-33%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae152024-42%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132024+43%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-2%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+36%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+9%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+420%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92024-85%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+156%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+142%1969
American RobinTurdidae92024-31%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024-69%1969
Blue JayCorvidae72024-74%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-56%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024-60%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae72024+50%1991
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+175%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+200%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+525%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+71%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae52023-70%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024+7%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+11%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-73%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+267%2010
Wood DuckAnatidae52010-22%1999
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+267%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-42%1969

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