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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Front Royal Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Front Royal

Top 40 of 75 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 VireoVireonidae642025+130%1995
American RedstartParulidae562025+68%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae462025+62%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae402025-40%1995
OvenbirdParulidae382025+58%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae332025-35%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae282025+317%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-27%1995
Cerulean WarblerParulidae272025+245%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae262025+178%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae21202517×1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae172025-20%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae152025+35%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142025+25%1995
American RobinTurdidae142025+71%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025+74%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae112025+113%1995
Common RavenCorvidae92025+122%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82025+200%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+94%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+93%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+233%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-17%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025-52%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025+42%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+40%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+67%1995
Blue JayCorvidae52025+60%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+0%1995
VeeryTurdidae42025-30%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32025-11%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025-46%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025+120%1997
Barred OwlStrigidae22024+67%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-78%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024+17%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+9%1995
American CrowCorvidae22025-58%1995
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22017-77%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+50%1996

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