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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Gladys Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

102Species Recorded
28Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Gladys

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gladys route.
History
American CrowCorvidae1492024+60%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae652024+39%1998
European StarlingSturnidae412024+236%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae402024-3%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322024-4%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302024+48%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae302024+5%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282024-12%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae272024-71%1998
House SparrowPasseridae252024+24%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232024+0%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222024-44%1998
Blue JayCorvidae182024-21%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae172024+55%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae162024+12%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162024+7%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024-45%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae162024-27%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+64%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122024+122%1998
American RobinTurdidae122024-71%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-41%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102024+280%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024-23%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae92024+57%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92024-55%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+480%2002
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+129%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+92%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+44%1998
Black VultureCathartidae62024+200%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+33%2015
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62021-18%2007
House FinchFringillidae52024-78%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-64%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+8%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-39%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae42024-31%1999
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-18%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024-29%2002

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