BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29
Finchley Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.
87Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
1994–2021Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Finchley
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 62 | 2021 | +48% | 1996 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 60 | 2021 | +5% | 1996 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 58 | 2021 | +22% | 1996 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 48 | 2021 | +11% | 1996 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 39 | 2021 | +73% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 32 | 2021 | +691% | 1996 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2021 | +35% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 30 | 2021 | -20% | 1996 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 29 | 2021 | +208% | 1997 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 28 | 2021 | 12× | 1996 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 27 | 2021 | +32% | 1996 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 26 | 2021 | +500% | 2007 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 22 | 2021 | +153% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 21 | 2021 | +17% | 1996 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2021 | 12× | 1997 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2021 | +59% | 1996 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 19 | 2013 | 19× | 2006 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 2021 | +128% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 16 | 2021 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 2021 | +300% | 1997 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 13 | 2021 | -47% | 1996 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 13 | 2021 | +7% | 1998 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2021 | +6% | 2000 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2021 | +283% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2021 | -58% | 1996 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2021 | -44% | 1996 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2021 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2021 | -74% | 2009 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2015 | +188% | 2009 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 8 | 2021 | +350% | 2011 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 7 | 2021 | +17% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2021 | -20% | 2008 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2021 | +180% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 2021 | -10% | 1996 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2021 | +100% | 2008 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2021 | -70% | 1996 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2021 | -48% | 1996 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2017 | +111% | 2007 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2021 | -62% | 1996 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2021 | +175% | 2007 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.