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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Fincastle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Fincastle

Top 40 of 100 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 CardinalCardinalidae682024+162%1968
American RobinTurdidae512024+47%1968
American CrowCorvidae412024+229%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae36202418×1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae312024-2%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae302024+483%2010
Gray CatbirdMimidae232024+279%1968
Blue JayCorvidae222024+227%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024+324%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172024+55%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-83%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-33%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+56%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae142024+153%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024-35%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024-48%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+311%1971
House FinchFringillidae112024+26%1987
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+10%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92023+220%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024-28%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+160%1977
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+350%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+513%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+140%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-51%1968
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae61977+200%1968
European StarlingSturnidae52024-78%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+0%1970
Common RavenCorvidae51984+400%1981
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+114%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-56%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+56%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae32001-81%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae22023-29%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22022-73%1968
House SparrowPasseridae22022-84%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae22024-47%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae21987+33%1981
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22024-20%1978

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