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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
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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 GoldfinchFringillidae762024+115%1984
American CrowCorvidae702024+107%1984
European StarlingSturnidae662024+147%1984
American RobinTurdidae482024+12%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472024+146%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae442024+200%1984
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372024+19%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae322024+73%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae302024+508%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024+115%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae232024-19%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232024+171%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae232024+23%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212024+486%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202024-18%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182024+410%1984
OvenbirdParulidae182024-6%1985
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162024-3%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae152024-31%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122024-72%1984
Hooded WarblerParulidae122024+209%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+200%1984
Gray CatbirdMimidae112024+114%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024-41%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-27%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102024-29%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024-33%1984
Blue JayCorvidae92024+131%1984
Northern ParulaParulidae92024-40%1984
American RedstartParulidae92024+50%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+142%1984
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024-60%1984
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92024+467%1994
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae82024+180%1985
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+12%1984
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+250%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+171%1984
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+27%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+255%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+0%1984

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