BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 27
Cornland Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 37 survey years, no longer active.
99Species Recorded
37Years Surveyed
1975–2014Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Cornland
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 78 | 2014 | -57% | 1977 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 67 | 2014 | +126% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 48 | 2014 | +137% | 1977 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 44 | 2014 | +205% | 1988 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 31 | 2014 | +6% | 1977 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 26 | 2014 | 27× | 1995 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2014 | -1% | 1977 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 21 | 2014 | +38% | 1977 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 20 | 2014 | -69% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2014 | +27% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2014 | -34% | 1977 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2014 | +119% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 17 | 2014 | +124% | 1977 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 17 | 2014 | -46% | 1977 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 16 | 2014 | +65% | 1977 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 16 | 2014 | -58% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 15 | 2014 | +29% | 1977 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2014 | -20% | 1977 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2014 | -5% | 1977 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2014 | -4% | 1977 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2014 | -52% | 1977 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2014 | +53% | 1977 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2014 | +46% | 1977 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2014 | -23% | 1977 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 2014 | +220% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2014 | +65% | 1977 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2014 | +12% | 1977 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2014 | +167% | 1977 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 2014 | -39% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2014 | +227% | 1978 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 9 | 2014 | -53% | 1977 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2014 | +5% | 1977 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2014 | -6% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 9 | 2014 | +250% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2014 | -47% | 1977 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2014 | +40% | 1981 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 2014 | +44% | 1982 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2014 | -73% | 2008 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2014 | -65% | 1977 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 2014 | +60% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.