BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28
Iron Mountain 3 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.
76Species Recorded
9Years Surveyed
2014–2023Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Iron Mountain 3
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 65 | 2023 | +12% | 2016 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 28 | 2023 | -24% | 2016 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 28 | 2023 | +10% | 2016 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2023 | +6% | 2016 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 17 | 2023 | -27% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 16 | 2023 | -28% | 2016 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2023 | -14% | 2016 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 15 | 2023 | -3% | 2016 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2023 | +7% | 2016 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 11 | 2023 | +18% | 2016 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2023 | -30% | 2016 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 10 | 2023 | -36% | 2016 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2023 | -40% | 2016 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2023 | +23% | 2016 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2023 | -25% | 2016 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2023 | -45% | 2016 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 8 | 2023 | -28% | 2016 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 7 | 2023 | -44% | 2017 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | -19% | 2016 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2023 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2023 | -11% | 2016 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | -13% | 2016 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +200% | 2016 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | +217% | 2016 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2023 | -26% | 2016 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2023 | -40% | 2016 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2023 | -5% | 2016 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2023 | +67% | 2016 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2023 | +39% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2022 | +67% | 2016 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2022 | +44% | 2016 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2023 | -44% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +200% | 2016 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | -44% | 2017 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | +50% | 2014 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2023 | +20% | 2016 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2023 | +400% | 2016 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2023 | -22% | 2018 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.