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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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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
American RobinTurdidae942024+4%1969
European StarlingSturnidae742024-65%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae512024-95%1969
American CrowCorvidae462024-57%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452024+52%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae402024+19%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae302018+23%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae232024-3%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232024-45%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212024-35%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae202024+26%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192024+20%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192024-6%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae19202421×1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae162024+59%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024-57%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+78%1969
OvenbirdParulidae122024+22%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae122024+125%1969
Blue JayCorvidae112024+24%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024+51%1969
MallardAnatidae102024+667%1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92024-80%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae82024+0%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-63%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+6%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-62%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82024-40%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024-5%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024-54%1969
House SparrowPasseridae72024-81%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-61%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-73%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+250%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024-32%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-79%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-88%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae52024-27%1970
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae52024+125%1977
House FinchFringillidae52024+136%1986

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