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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 44 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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 GoldfinchFringillidae442025+14%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae382025-23%1971
American RobinTurdidae362025+104%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae282025+1%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae272025-38%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262025-3%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025+246%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025-1%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+116%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025-71%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae202025-48%1971
American CrowCorvidae172025+9%1971
Blue JayCorvidae162025+3%1971
European StarlingSturnidae162025-64%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025-56%1971
OvenbirdParulidae112025-15%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025-8%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025-76%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+800%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72025+236%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025-11%1971
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025-35%1971
Black VultureCathartidae62024+50%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-59%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-81%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-39%1971
House SparrowPasseridae52025-95%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-84%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-21%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+340%1985
House FinchFringillidae52025+0%2001
Green HeronArdeidae42025+100%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-27%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025+7%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-54%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42023-92%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+0%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025-18%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42025-17%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-59%1971

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