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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Stanley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Stanley

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Stanley 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1132025-93%1969
American RobinTurdidae752025+2%1969
European StarlingSturnidae732025-71%1969
American CrowCorvidae462025-55%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025+19%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae302018+23%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae292025+70%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262025+27%1969
Blue JayCorvidae242025+17%1969
House SparrowPasseridae242025-74%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025-26%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025+463%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192025+24%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172025+22%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae17202518×1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162025-8%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-40%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae142025+56%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025-58%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae132025-19%1969
House FinchFringillidae132025+118%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025-41%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025+106%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025+89%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-40%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-75%1969
OvenbirdParulidae102025+44%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025-57%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025-72%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92025-77%1969
MallardAnatidae82025+767%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-87%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025-38%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+5%1981
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-33%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025-27%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-88%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-35%1970
American RedstartParulidae52025+233%2016
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-20%1970

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