BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30
Port Royal Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.
101Species Recorded
32Years Surveyed
1977–2019Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Port Royal
Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 62 | 2019 | +53% | 1980 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 53 | 2019 | +42% | 1980 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 52 | 2019 | 13× | 2011 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 49 | 2019 | +423% | 1980 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 45 | 2019 | -41% | 1980 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 32 | 2019 | +41% | 1980 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2019 | +176% | 1980 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 24 | 2019 | -52% | 2014 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2019 | +10% | 1980 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 21 | 2019 | +271% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 21 | 2019 | +174% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 19 | 2019 | +94% | 1980 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2019 | +163% | 1980 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2019 | +165% | 1980 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2019 | -49% | 1980 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 16 | 2019 | +100% | 1980 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2019 | -52% | 1980 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 15 | 2019 | +130% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2019 | +417% | 1980 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 14 | 2019 | -28% | 1980 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2019 | +108% | 1989 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 13 | 2019 | +0% | 1980 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 13 | 2019 | -41% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2019 | -74% | 1980 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2019 | -84% | 1980 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2019 | +53% | 1980 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 9 | 2019 | -5% | 1980 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2019 | -57% | 1980 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 9 | 2019 | -37% | 1980 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 9 | 2019 | +400% | 1991 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2019 | -39% | 1991 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2019 | +100% | 1980 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2019 | +75% | 1986 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 8 | 2019 | +256% | 1980 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2019 | -28% | 1980 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | +8% | 1980 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2019 | +113% | 1986 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 7 | 2019 | +25% | 1980 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2019 | -18% | 1980 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2019 | -35% | 2012 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.