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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–1982Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Marion

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Marion 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
Song SparrowPasserellidae821982+75%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae741982+147%1976
European StarlingSturnidae681982-16%1976
House SparrowPasseridae561982+56%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae441982+26%1976
American RobinTurdidae391982-17%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae351982-13%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae241982+167%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae231982+77%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae211982+133%1976
American CrowCorvidae211982-19%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae171982+6%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae171982-29%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae161982-71%1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae111982-69%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae111982+0%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae101982-38%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae101982+100%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae101982-17%1976
Blue JayCorvidae91982+350%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae91982+800%1976
Orchard OrioleIcteridae71977+40%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae61982+20%1976
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae61982+200%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61982-14%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae61982+0%1976
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae61982+100%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae61982-14%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae61982-25%1976
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae61982+500%1977
Kentucky WarblerParulidae61982+500%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae61982n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae51982-58%1976
Chimney SwiftApodidae51982+0%1976
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae51977+150%1976
White-eyed VireoVireonidae51982+25%1976
Brown ThrasherMimidae51982+67%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae51982-44%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae51982+67%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae51982n/an/a

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