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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Gr North Mtn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 32 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 →
32Years 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 Gr North Mtn

Top 40 of 74 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 VireoVireonidae512025+67%1995
OvenbirdParulidae442025+52%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae152025-39%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+107%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025+525%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025+120%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+280%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+31%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae82025-51%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-78%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025-41%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-23%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-11%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52025+89%1995
American RedstartParulidae52025+100%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae52008+40%1997
American RobinTurdidae52025+150%2002
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025-39%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+29%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-30%1995
Fish CrowCorvidae41993n/an/a
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-20%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025+67%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae42025-69%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+44%1999
Common RavenCorvidae42025+0%2011
Blue JayCorvidae32025-25%1996
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32025+71%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025-70%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025+18%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32024+57%2002
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22025+33%2008
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae22025+75%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-60%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22025+186%1997
Canada WarblerParulidae22025+100%2013
Canada GooseAnatidae22025n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae12021+50%1996
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae12025-57%1996
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae12023+0%1999

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