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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Potts Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.

69Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2013Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Potts Mtn.

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Potts 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 VireoVireonidae302013-14%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae222008+57%2002
OvenbirdParulidae172013+65%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae162013+50%1995
American CrowCorvidae142013-61%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae122008+92%2006
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112013-4%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae102013-40%1995
American RobinTurdidae102013+13%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae102013+89%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92013-5%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae92013+6%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72013+114%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae72013+100%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72013-30%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae52013+10%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42013+29%2000
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32013+25%1998
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae32013-62%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32013+67%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae22013+120%1995
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae22013+25%1999
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae22009-56%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22013-50%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22013-17%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae22013-15%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22013-89%1995
Canada WarblerParulidae21992n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22008-33%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae22006+50%2003
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae22013+100%1996
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae22013-22%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22009+100%2005
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae12013-13%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae12001-33%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae12013-25%2000
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae12001+50%1993
Prairie WarblerParulidae12013+0%1998
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae12009-33%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae12013-40%1999

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