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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Ringgold Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Virginia Ringgold

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ringgold 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae622025+0%1978
American CrowCorvidae422025+100%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422025+237%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352025-5%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332025-35%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292025+406%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae262025+140%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242025+227%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212025+513%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae202025+318%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-24%1978
European StarlingSturnidae192025-40%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae192025+271%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025+137%1978
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182025+769%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae172025+517%1986
Black VultureCathartidae172025+467%2006
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025-33%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+110%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025-18%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae102025+164%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+22%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-20%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+24%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025-40%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025+100%1978
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82025+533%1987
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+475%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-56%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-42%1978
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025+260%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+88%1983
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+83%1986
House FinchFringillidae62025+225%1991
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-18%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+55%1985
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-68%1978
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-9%1978
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025+275%1978
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+267%1998

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