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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 39 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2010Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Taylorstown

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Taylorstown 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
Black VultureCathartidae107201024×1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1012010+188%1969
American CrowCorvidae652010+12%1969
European StarlingSturnidae532010-27%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae51201014×1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae462010+512%1969
American RobinTurdidae412010-16%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392010+128%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae332010+75%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312010-66%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae302010+114%1969
House SparrowPasseridae292010-54%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222010+45%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae182010-48%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172010+141%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae172010+60%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162010-3%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae162010+47%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152010+63%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae132010-47%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132010+31%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae132010+147%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112010+81%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102010+95%1969
Blue JayCorvidae102010+65%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102010-84%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae92010-46%1969
Common RavenCorvidae92010+800%1985
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82007+367%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae82010-84%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82010-66%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72010+457%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72010+422%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae71985+400%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62010+160%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62010+186%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae62010+300%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae62008+267%1977
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61985+500%1983
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62002+200%1985

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