BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29
Moran Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.
93Species Recorded
22Years Surveyed
1996–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Moran
Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 56 | 2024 | +99% | 1998 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 55 | 2024 | +18% | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 38 | 2024 | +55% | 1998 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 36 | 2014 | +214% | 2005 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | +163% | 1998 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 34 | 2024 | +103% | 1998 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +136% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | +5% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 25 | 2024 | +121% | 1998 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 21 | 2014 | +950% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2024 | +122% | 1998 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 18 | 2024 | +271% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2024 | +388% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 17 | 2024 | +85% | 1998 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 13 | 2024 | +164% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +100% | 1998 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 13 | 2024 | +700% | 1998 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2022 | +500% | 1998 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2024 | +867% | 2000 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | +190% | 1998 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | -54% | 1998 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +443% | 1999 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2024 | +157% | 2007 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2024 | +183% | 1998 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +160% | 1998 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +883% | 1998 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +533% | 1999 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2024 | -24% | 1998 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +78% | 1998 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +500% | 2000 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +33% | 2005 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 2022 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2024 | +20% | 1998 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2022 | +50% | 1998 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +250% | 1998 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | +83% | 1998 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | +8% | 1998 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +144% | 1998 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2012 | +67% | 2011 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -8% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.