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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Loft Mtn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 22 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2023Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Loft Mtn

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

Species recorded on the Loft Mtn 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 VireoVireonidae362023+99%1995
OvenbirdParulidae232023-62%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212023-46%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae172023-41%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142023-71%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132023+80%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae112023+64%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112023-45%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102023-66%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae102023-30%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae102023-83%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae101994n/an/a
Hooded WarblerParulidae92023+67%1995
American RedstartParulidae92023+63%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62023+0%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62023-78%1995
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62009n/an/a
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52023-23%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52023+38%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52023+167%2000
Blue JayCorvidae42019-13%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42023-29%1995
American RobinTurdidae42023+225%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+225%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae32023-63%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023-28%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae32023-62%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32019-23%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22018+100%1997
Common RavenCorvidae22023-22%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22014+33%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22023-33%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae22018-25%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae21996n/an/a
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae22019+100%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22013n/an/a
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae12015-40%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae12017+0%1999
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae12017-50%1996
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae12015-67%1996

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