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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Front Royal Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Front Royal

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Front Royal 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae722024+145%1995
American RedstartParulidae592024+71%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae552024-15%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae512024+64%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae422024-48%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae362024+193%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342024+105%1995
OvenbirdParulidae342024+71%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae332024+261%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae282024-42%1995
Cerulean WarblerParulidae242024+245%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae232024-20%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222024+10%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae19202416×1996
American RobinTurdidae152024+29%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae142024+225%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132024+429%1998
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae122024+156%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024-42%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024+120%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024+33%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102024+73%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+67%1995
American CrowCorvidae82024-62%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024-20%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-52%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024+50%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72024-11%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024-20%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+233%2008
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+27%1995
VeeryTurdidae62024-40%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+117%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+160%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-27%1995
Common RavenCorvidae42024+33%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32024-68%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22024+33%1998
Barred OwlStrigidae22024+67%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-78%1995

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