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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Fincastle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Fincastle

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fincastle 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae782025+195%1968
American CrowCorvidae462025+258%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025+347%1968
American RobinTurdidae272025+25%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae26202519×1969
Blue JayCorvidae252025+242%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae242025+650%1968
House FinchFringillidae222025+34%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025+5%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-29%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae182025+333%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+107%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152025+311%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae142025-14%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae142025+124%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025+420%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025+65%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025-59%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+3%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+122%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025-38%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025-66%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025-30%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+214%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-17%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+41%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025-44%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae72025+492%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+143%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025-42%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+80%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-42%1968
Black VultureCathartidae52025-65%1988
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+425%1978
Common RavenCorvidae42025+200%1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae32001-81%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+0%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+25%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-67%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-14%1969

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.