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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30

Gloucester Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Gloucester

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gloucester 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 CardinalCardinalidae352025+58%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322025-32%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae292025-13%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282025-7%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025-5%1994
American CrowCorvidae222025-64%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-44%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025-55%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025-30%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025-24%1994
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025-14%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102025-22%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+50%1994
OvenbirdParulidae92025-40%1994
American RobinTurdidae92025-65%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+10%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae82025-31%1994
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025+27%1994
Brown PelicanPelecanidae82002+700%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025-24%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-49%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025-10%1994
House FinchFringillidae62025-48%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae62025-65%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae62017-64%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+0%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+18%1994
Blue JayCorvidae52025-67%1994
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025-9%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-39%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-18%1994
Fish CrowCorvidae42025+50%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-86%1994
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42023+120%1995
Virginia RailRallidae41999+33%1998
American Black DuckAnatidae31992n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-74%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32025-47%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae32025-61%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025+25%1995

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