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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Lake Anna Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2021–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Lake Anna

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake Anna 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 CrowCorvidae342024+83%2022
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292024-6%2022
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292024-2%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024+8%2022
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232024-3%2022
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024-33%2022
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212024-17%2022
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212024+5%2022
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202024+3%2022
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024+20%2022
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182024+143%2022
American RobinTurdidae162024-6%2022
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024+22%2022
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142024+82%2022
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122024+500%2021
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024+500%2022
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-28%2022
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+37%2022
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+129%2022
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024-44%2022
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-23%2022
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024+233%2022
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+100%2022
Blue JayCorvidae72024+10%2022
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-78%2022
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+240%2022
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-43%2022
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024+0%2022
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-57%2022
OvenbirdParulidae52024-44%2022
Purple MartinHirundinidae42021n/an/a
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024-27%2022
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+25%2022
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-50%2021
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-8%2022
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-79%2022
Northern ParulaParulidae32024+0%2021
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-61%2022
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024+0%2022
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024-25%2022

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