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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Hall Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Hall

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hall 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 VireoVireonidae652025+205%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382025+878%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322025-43%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292025+212%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025+160%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025-32%1978
American CrowCorvidae262025-3%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242025-18%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192025+33%1978
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae17202517×1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025-28%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae162022+0%2002
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+417%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+229%1981
Great Blue HeronArdeidae92023+267%1984
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025+59%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025-11%1978
Blue JayCorvidae82025-76%1978
OvenbirdParulidae82025+209%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+88%1980
Wood DuckAnatidae72002+300%1981
Rock PigeonColumbidae72017-44%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+273%1979
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-63%1978
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025-67%2003
House FinchFringillidae72025+633%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+157%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+130%1978
House SparrowPasseridae62025-77%1978
American RobinTurdidae62025-70%1978
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+100%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+107%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+20%1979
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025-32%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-53%1978
European StarlingSturnidae42025-87%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-80%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-39%1978
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42004+300%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41982n/an/a

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