BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28
Marion Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.
80Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
1976–1982Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Marion
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 82 | 1982 | +75% | 1976 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 74 | 1982 | +147% | 1976 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 68 | 1982 | -16% | 1976 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 56 | 1982 | +56% | 1976 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 44 | 1982 | +26% | 1976 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 39 | 1982 | -17% | 1976 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 1982 | -13% | 1976 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 24 | 1982 | +167% | 1976 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 23 | 1982 | +77% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 1982 | +133% | 1976 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 21 | 1982 | -19% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 17 | 1982 | +6% | 1976 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 1982 | -29% | 1976 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 16 | 1982 | -71% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 1982 | -69% | 1976 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 1982 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 1982 | -38% | 1976 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 1982 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 1982 | -17% | 1976 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 1982 | +350% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 9 | 1982 | +800% | 1976 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 1977 | +40% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1982 | +20% | 1976 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1982 | +200% | 1976 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1982 | -14% | 1976 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1982 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1982 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 6 | 1982 | -14% | 1976 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 6 | 1982 | -25% | 1976 | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1982 | +500% | 1977 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1982 | +500% | 1977 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 6 | 1982 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 1982 | -58% | 1976 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 1982 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1977 | +150% | 1976 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1982 | +25% | 1976 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 1982 | +67% | 1976 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 1982 | -44% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 1982 | +67% | 1977 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 1982 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.