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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Moran Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Moran

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Moran 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
European StarlingSturnidae59202511×1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae592025+178%1998
American CrowCorvidae582025+13%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae582025+99%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422025+195%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae362014+214%2005
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae302025-42%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025+47%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae262025+329%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232025-1%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222025+513%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae212014+950%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202025+128%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025+29%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae172025+100%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025+103%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae152025+883%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+457%1999
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025+167%1998
OvenbirdParulidae112025+214%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+39%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102025+80%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+0%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025+250%1998
Prairie WarblerParulidae72025+58%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+46%1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025+109%1998
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+60%1998
Blue JayCorvidae62025-31%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+600%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+145%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+167%1998
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+200%2001
Common RavenCorvidae62024+200%2022
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024+20%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+8%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+425%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae52012+67%2011
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42025+433%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-33%2000

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