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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30

Walkers Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Walkers

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Walkers 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
Canada GooseAnatidae552023+100%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae382023-44%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae372023+255%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae302023-13%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae292023-12%1994
American CrowCorvidae272023-54%1994
OvenbirdParulidae252023-41%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae252023-26%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232023-20%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae222023-59%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202023-39%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202023-3%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202023-55%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae192023-2%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182023-2%1994
Summer TanagerCardinalidae172023-4%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142023+105%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae132023-37%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132023+4%1994
Prairie WarblerParulidae112023-64%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112023-69%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102023+0%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae102009-15%2006
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92023-45%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae82023+282%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82023-50%1994
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae82023+54%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72023-9%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae72023+109%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae72023-48%1994
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72023+340%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023-12%1994
Blue JayCorvidae62023-50%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae62023-62%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae62023-62%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62023+229%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae62023-74%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52023+5%1994
European StarlingSturnidae42023-19%1994
House FinchFringillidae42023+200%2014

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