BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28
Mountain Lk. Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.
74Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
1992–2018Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Mountain Lk.
Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 46 | 2018 | -20% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 23 | 2018 | +210% | 1994 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 21 | 2018 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 21 | 2018 | -7% | 1994 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2018 | +44% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2018 | +136% | 1994 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2018 | +167% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 16 | 2018 | +160% | 1994 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 16 | 2018 | +157% | 1994 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 2018 | +185% | 1994 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2018 | +330% | 1995 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 13 | 2018 | +191% | 1994 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2018 | +67% | 1995 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 12 | 2018 | -12% | 1997 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 12 | 2018 | -51% | 1994 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2018 | -55% | 1994 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 2018 | +286% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2018 | +200% | 1999 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2018 | +19% | 1994 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2018 | +91% | 1994 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2018 | +317% | 1997 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2018 | +23% | 1994 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2018 | +16% | 1994 | |
| Canada Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2018 | +18% | 1994 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2018 | +63% | 1994 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 3 | 2017 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2018 | -10% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2011 | -30% | 1997 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 3 | 2015 | +67% | 1997 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2018 | +100% | 2010 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2018 | +20% | 2015 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2017 | -14% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2016 | -33% | 1994 | |
| Cerulean Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2013 | +25% | 1997 | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2018 | +100% | 2013 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 2 | 2015 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2018 | +18% | 1997 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2017 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2018 | +25% | 1997 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.