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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Taylorstown 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2012–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Virginia Taylorstown 2

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Taylorstown 2 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
European StarlingSturnidae772024-13%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382024+45%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024+12%2014
American CrowCorvidae322024-47%2014
Canada GooseAnatidae272024+41%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222024+19%2014
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212024-32%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202024-44%2014
American RobinTurdidae202024-15%2014
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024+18%2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024-36%2014
Song SparrowPasserellidae172024+41%2014
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-46%2014
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024-23%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024+24%2014
Gray CatbirdMimidae132024-56%2014
Blue JayCorvidae122024+5%2014
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122024-31%2014
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024-62%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+71%2014
Fish CrowCorvidae92024+149%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-21%2014
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+17%2014
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024+24%2014
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024-51%2014
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72024+63%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024-29%2014
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024+25%2014
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+33%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-43%2014
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+0%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-33%2014
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+117%2014
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024+18%2014
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42013+300%2012
House SparrowPasseridae42024+23%2014
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-48%2014
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024-47%2014
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+0%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+33%2014

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