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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Lake Anna Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2021–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Lake Anna

Top 40 of 81 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252025-30%2022
American CrowCorvidae232025+43%2022
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222025+14%2022
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+4%2022
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+64%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025+16%2022
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025-8%2022
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025+0%2022
American RobinTurdidae162025+0%2022
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025-41%2022
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025-37%2022
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+107%2022
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-24%2022
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae102025+27%2022
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+69%2023
European StarlingSturnidae92025-50%2022
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-78%2022
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92025+109%2022
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025-48%2022
OvenbirdParulidae82025-44%2022
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+23%2022
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-15%2022
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-25%2022
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025+10%2022
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-33%2022
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-45%2022
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-29%2022
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+100%2022
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-25%2022
Blue JayCorvidae42025+10%2022
Purple MartinHirundinidae42021n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+220%2023
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025-38%2023
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-66%2022
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-79%2022
Northern ParulaParulidae32024+0%2021
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+200%2022
House FinchFringillidae32025+0%2022
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32025+150%2023
KilldeerCharadriidae22024+50%2022

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.