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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Saltville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
1969–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Saltville

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Saltville 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 RobinTurdidae722024+112%1971
American CrowCorvidae572024+17%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae462024+2%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352024+5%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae342024-34%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae322024-42%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024+346%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae232024-33%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae222024-28%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222024+111%1971
European StarlingSturnidae212024-48%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024+8%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024-4%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae172024+544%1973
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae152024+120%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024-71%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae152024+236%1972
OvenbirdParulidae142024-29%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+967%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024-78%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024+0%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+6%1971
Blue JayCorvidae72024-6%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+25%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024-83%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+6%1972
Black VultureCathartidae62024+50%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+767%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-30%1971
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+8%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+129%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+400%1985
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-27%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-65%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-73%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42023-92%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-70%1971
House SparrowPasseridae42024-95%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-32%1971
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42024+225%1991

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