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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 46 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
5Observers

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
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae562023+279%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492023-9%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae462023+282%1979
American CrowCorvidae422023+25%1978
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae31202320×1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262023+130%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae262023+173%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222023-45%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222023-24%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222023+722%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae212023-30%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202023+44%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae202023+63%1978
Black VultureCathartidae17202314×1987
Canada GooseAnatidae162022+0%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae152023+300%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae142023-27%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142023+57%1978
OvenbirdParulidae142023+218%1978
American RobinTurdidae142023-65%1978
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132023-76%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132023+69%1980
Blue JayCorvidae122023-77%1978
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102023+383%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92023+27%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92023+140%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92023+150%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92023-73%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92023-56%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae92023-9%1978
Great Blue HeronArdeidae92023+267%1984
Wood DuckAnatidae72002+300%1981
Rock PigeonColumbidae72017-44%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae72023+160%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62023-11%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62023+271%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62023-40%1978
House SparrowPasseridae62023-77%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52023-81%1978
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52023-26%1978

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