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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Hebron Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.

99Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2022Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Hebron

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hebron 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
American CrowCorvidae652022-24%1986
Song SparrowPasserellidae452022-52%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432022+38%1986
American RobinTurdidae372022-24%1986
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332022+60%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222022-37%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222022+47%1986
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212022+5%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212022-37%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192022+22%1986
European StarlingSturnidae182022-56%1986
American GoldfinchFringillidae182022-34%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162022-73%1986
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122022+14%1986
Blue JayCorvidae112022+77%1986
Chimney SwiftApodidae102022-54%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae102022-62%1986
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102022-30%1986
House SparrowPasseridae102022-68%1986
Tufted TitmouseParidae102022+69%1986
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102022+8%1990
Field SparrowPasserellidae92022-50%1986
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92022+52%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae82022+19%1986
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82022+29%1986
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62003+50%1986
Wood ThrushTurdidae62022-49%1986
Turkey VultureCathartidae52022+320%1990
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52022-77%1986
Gray CatbirdMimidae52022-38%1986
Black VultureCathartidae42012+100%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42022+11%1986
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42009+8%1986
Common YellowthroatParulidae42022-40%1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42022-19%1986
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae41995+33%1986
American RedstartParulidae42009+250%2003
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32022+20%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32022+125%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32022-27%1986

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