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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

David Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 32 survey years, no longer active.

95Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2013Span
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Bird Species Found on Virginia David

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the David 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
American CrowCorvidae892013+61%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae692013-55%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542013+95%1977
European StarlingSturnidae362013+37%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae332013-3%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae322013+46%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242013-23%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232013-16%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae232013+208%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222013+309%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192013+95%1977
American RobinTurdidae192013-6%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182013-47%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162013+44%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152013+41%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae132001+360%1983
Wood ThrushTurdidae122013-49%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112013+171%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102013-30%1977
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102013-69%1977
House SparrowPasseridae102013-83%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102013+77%1977
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102013+833%1981
Canada GooseAnatidae92012+35%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82013+30%1977
Blue JayCorvidae72013-73%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae72013+10%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae62013+24%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62013+250%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae62013-66%1977
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62013-8%1977
OvenbirdParulidae62013+11%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae62013-29%1977
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62012+325%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae62000n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae52013+86%1982
Wood DuckAnatidae52001+200%1990
Pine WarblerParulidae52001+333%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae32011+25%1977
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32013-97%1977

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