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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 13 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2012–2025Span
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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 StarlingSturnidae662025-14%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432025+48%2014
American CrowCorvidae412025-43%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302025+22%2014
Fish CrowCorvidae242025+161%2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025-35%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae202025+12%2014
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202025-46%2014
Gray CatbirdMimidae202025-44%2014
American RobinTurdidae192025-18%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025-22%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172025-46%2014
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025+49%2014
Blue JayCorvidae132025-3%2014
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025+65%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025-7%2014
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+13%2014
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025-45%2014
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+3%2014
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-40%2014
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025-30%2014
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025-42%2014
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72024+63%2014
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-4%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-14%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+83%2014
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-53%2014
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-35%2014
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-29%2014
House SparrowPasseridae52025-14%2014
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-70%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+71%2014
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024+18%2014
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-38%2014
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42013+300%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-17%2014
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+133%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-7%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-59%2014
House FinchFringillidae32025-38%2014

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