BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29
Taylorstown Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 39 survey years, no longer active.
111Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1967–2010Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Taylorstown
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 107 | 2010 | 24× | 1973 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 101 | 2010 | +188% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 65 | 2010 | +12% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 53 | 2010 | -27% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 51 | 2010 | 14× | 1989 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 46 | 2010 | +512% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 41 | 2010 | -16% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 39 | 2010 | +128% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2010 | +75% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 31 | 2010 | -66% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 30 | 2010 | +114% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 29 | 2010 | -54% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 22 | 2010 | +45% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2010 | -48% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2010 | +141% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2010 | +60% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2010 | -3% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 16 | 2010 | +47% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2010 | +63% | 1969 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 13 | 2010 | -47% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2010 | +31% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 13 | 2010 | +147% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 2010 | +81% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2010 | +95% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2010 | +65% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 10 | 2010 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2010 | -46% | 1969 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2010 | +800% | 1985 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 2007 | +367% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2010 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2010 | -66% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2010 | +457% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2010 | +422% | 1972 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1985 | +400% | 1982 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2010 | +160% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2010 | +186% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 6 | 2010 | +300% | 1970 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2008 | +267% | 1977 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1985 | +500% | 1983 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2002 | +200% | 1985 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.