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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 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2014–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Virginia Iron Mountain 3

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Iron Mountain 3 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 VireoVireonidae652023+12%2016
American CrowCorvidae282023-24%2016
VeeryTurdidae282023+10%2016
Song SparrowPasserellidae192023+6%2016
American RobinTurdidae172023-27%2016
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162023-28%2016
European StarlingSturnidae152023-14%2016
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae152023-3%2016
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae122023+7%2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae112023+18%2016
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102023-30%2016
Gray CatbirdMimidae102023-36%2016
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92023-40%2016
Field SparrowPasserellidae92023+23%2016
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae92023-25%2016
American GoldfinchFringillidae82023-45%2016
OvenbirdParulidae82023-28%2016
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72023-44%2017
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62023-19%2016
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62023+0%2016
Hooded WarblerParulidae62023-11%2016
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52023-13%2016
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52023+200%2016
Blue JayCorvidae52023+217%2016
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52014n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae52023-26%2016
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52023-40%2016
Wood ThrushTurdidae52023-5%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42023+67%2016
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42023+39%2016
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42022+67%2016
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42017n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae32022+44%2016
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32023-44%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32023+200%2016
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32023-44%2017
Yellow WarblerParulidae32023+50%2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32023+20%2016
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023+400%2016
Common RavenCorvidae32023-22%2018

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