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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Pw Forest Pk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.

77Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2009Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Pw Forest Pk

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pw Forest Pk 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 VireoVireonidae642009+45%2000
OvenbirdParulidae462009-21%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae312009+68%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae292009-37%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae282009+27%2000
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae242009+100%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae222009-33%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae222009+45%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae192009-21%2000
American CrowCorvidae172009-23%2000
Hooded WarblerParulidae122009+8%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122009+117%2000
American RobinTurdidae122009+108%2000
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112009+29%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102009+74%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae92009+142%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92009+63%2000
European StarlingSturnidae92009+146%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae82009+117%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72009-50%2000
Blue JayCorvidae62009-33%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52009+13%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52009+14%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae52009+0%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42009+44%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae42009+60%2001
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32009-50%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32009-36%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae32009-13%2001
Fish CrowCorvidae32002+200%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32009+200%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae22009-40%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22009-63%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22009-58%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22009-67%2000
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae22009-50%2002
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22009-50%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22009-44%2001
White-eyed VireoVireonidae22007+0%2002
Wood DuckAnatidae22003+100%2002

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