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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Rural Retrt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Virginia Rural Retrt

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rural Retrt 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
American GoldfinchFringillidae642025+108%1984
American CrowCorvidae612025+109%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae582025+158%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572025+186%1984
American RobinTurdidae532025+31%1984
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae412025+33%1984
European StarlingSturnidae402025+134%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025+186%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312025+111%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae282025+558%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae272025-26%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae262025-37%1984
Blue JayCorvidae232025+79%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232025+69%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212025+430%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172025-26%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae162025-32%1984
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+35%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+471%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+367%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025+16%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122025+246%1986
Northern ParulaParulidae122025+0%1984
OvenbirdParulidae122025+15%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-13%1984
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+317%1984
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82025+27%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025+9%1984
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae82025-13%1984
House SparrowPasseridae82025-72%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025-28%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-62%1984
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+76%1984
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+367%1985
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-3%1984
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae62025-27%1984
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025+0%1984
Hooded WarblerParulidae62025+191%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+117%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-37%1984

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