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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Natural Brid Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Virginia Natural Brid

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Natural Brid 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 StarlingSturnidae432025-10%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422025+51%1976
American CrowCorvidae342025-12%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae272025+14%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae252025+368%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae24202513×1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232025+114%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025-24%1976
American RobinTurdidae222025+2%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202025+714%1977
Common MerganserAnatidae20202520×2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025+400%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae172025+143%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae172025+41%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172025+17%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025+8%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+66%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025+35%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025-16%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025+34%1976
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025+350%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132025+371%1998
Blue JayCorvidae122025+200%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025+111%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+400%1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-34%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025+27%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102025+500%1992
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82025+171%1981
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae82025+500%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+233%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025-35%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024+43%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+120%1976
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62025+300%1981
House FinchFringillidae62025+44%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+0%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025+214%1976
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+120%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+14%1976

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