BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29
Ringgold Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1976–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Ringgold
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 60 | 2024 | +2% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 52 | 2024 | +126% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 51 | 2024 | +885% | 1983 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 36 | 2024 | -6% | 1978 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2024 | -35% | 1978 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 26 | 2024 | -9% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2024 | +210% | 1978 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 22 | 2024 | +500% | 1978 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 17 | 2024 | +148% | 1978 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | +209% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | -47% | 1978 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2024 | +167% | 1986 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | +375% | 1989 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 13 | 2024 | -48% | 1978 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 13 | 2024 | +105% | 1978 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2024 | +110% | 1997 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 11 | 2024 | -68% | 1978 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | -25% | 1978 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +475% | 1993 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | -44% | 1990 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +22% | 1978 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2024 | +317% | 1986 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | -53% | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +221% | 1978 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +300% | 1978 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -49% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -49% | 1978 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +164% | 1986 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +12% | 1978 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2024 | +280% | 1978 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +275% | 1990 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2022 | +267% | 2006 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -46% | 1978 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -21% | 1978 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +567% | 1987 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 1986 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +57% | 1993 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2022 | -95% | 1978 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2024 | +125% | 1978 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | -55% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.