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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Gr North Mtn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
31Years 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 Gr North Mtn

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gr North Mtn 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 VireoVireonidae602024+55%1995
OvenbirdParulidae412024+70%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae172024-28%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024+450%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024-16%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+143%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae82024+111%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae82024-36%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024+0%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-5%1995
American CrowCorvidae72024-53%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024+80%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae62024+14%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024+140%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024-28%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024-80%1995
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52023+71%1996
American RedstartParulidae52024+43%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae52008+40%1997
Fish CrowCorvidae41993n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-15%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42024+67%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+44%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+29%1995
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae32024+100%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024+50%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024-77%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024+18%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32024+57%2002
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22024-40%1995
Northern ParulaParulidae22024+67%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-60%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22024+186%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22024+50%2003
Common RavenCorvidae22024-43%2011
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae12021+50%1996
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae12024-43%1996
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae12023+0%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae12022-67%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae12023-64%1995

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