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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Pine Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
28Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Pine Mtn.

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pine Mtn. 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae422025-27%1998
American CrowCorvidae382025+53%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae342025-32%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae302025+34%1998
Wood DuckAnatidae252014n/an/a
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025-21%1998
American RobinTurdidae232025-27%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae172025+154%1998
House SparrowPasseridae172010+400%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae162025-54%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152025+21%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142025+11%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025+256%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025-2%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+0%1998
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae122025+113%1998
OvenbirdParulidae112025-51%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025-3%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-58%1998
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102025+0%1998
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae102025+286%1998
American RedstartParulidae102025+16%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102015+300%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+225%1999
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025-31%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+100%2002
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72025+213%1998
Swainson's WarblerParulidae72025+300%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+13%1998
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+60%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025+38%2001
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-46%1998
Blue JayCorvidae42025-46%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025+80%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022+50%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+13%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+86%2000
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32025+100%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025+267%1998
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae32024+10%2001

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