BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29
Tryme Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.
108Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1975–2024Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Tryme
Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 85 | 2024 | -4% | 1977 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 64 | 2024 | +220% | 1977 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 60 | 2024 | +117% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 54 | 2024 | +441% | 1977 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 47 | 2024 | +230% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 36 | 2024 | +135% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 36 | 2024 | -29% | 1977 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 26 | 2024 | -39% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2024 | -50% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 19 | 2024 | +236% | 1977 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | -31% | 1977 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 14 | 2024 | +22% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 2024 | +70% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +7% | 1977 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +109% | 1977 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2024 | +39% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | -47% | 1977 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 11 | 2024 | -51% | 1977 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2006 | +400% | 1996 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +190% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -82% | 1977 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 9 | 2024 | +380% | 1977 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 7 | 2019 | -51% | 1977 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +3% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -56% | 1977 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +33% | 1977 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -26% | 1977 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | -32% | 1977 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -32% | 1977 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2022 | -75% | 1977 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -93% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | +0% | 1977 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -83% | 1977 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2022 | -75% | 1977 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +56% | 1979 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2024 | +275% | 1986 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2000 | +400% | 1996 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2019 | -95% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -52% | 1977 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2022 | +9% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.