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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Natural Brid Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Natural Brid

Top 40 of 104 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1062024+37%1976
American CrowCorvidae562024-8%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392024+38%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae382024+526%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae322024+423%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae31202413×1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292024+106%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292024-16%1976
European StarlingSturnidae282024-39%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252024+59%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae242024+39%1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232024-29%1976
American RobinTurdidae212024-6%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024+55%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae172024+111%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024+757%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162024+3%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162024-22%1991
Field SparrowPasserellidae152024-8%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae142024+29%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024+65%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+244%1976
Blue JayCorvidae102024+155%1976
Common MerganserAnatidae102023+900%2021
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+300%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+18%1976
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+263%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024-14%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024-41%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+457%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024+120%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+120%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024+43%1978
OvenbirdParulidae72024+200%1998
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+86%1981
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae62024+550%1989
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024+171%1976
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024+50%1976
House FinchFringillidae52024+78%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+14%1976

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