BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 27
Waverly Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.
82Species Recorded
11Years Surveyed
1967–1987Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Waverly
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 57 | 1987 | +28% | 1979 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 38 | 1987 | -16% | 1979 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 32 | 1987 | +59% | 1979 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 31 | 1987 | +83% | 1979 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 30 | 1987 | +18% | 1979 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 25 | 1987 | +0% | 1979 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 25 | 1987 | +311% | 1979 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 18 | 1987 | -30% | 1979 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 16 | 1987 | +429% | 1979 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 1982 | 14× | 1979 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 1987 | -12% | 1982 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 12 | 1987 | +200% | 1979 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 12 | 1987 | -8% | 1979 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 11 | 1987 | +19% | 1979 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 11 | 1987 | +57% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 1987 | +200% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 1987 | -37% | 1979 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 1987 | -26% | 1979 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 10 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 1987 | +55% | 1979 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 1987 | +9% | 1979 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 1987 | +30% | 1979 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 1986 | +17% | 1980 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 1987 | +60% | 1979 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 1987 | +88% | 1979 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 7 | 1987 | -40% | 1979 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 7 | 1987 | -10% | 1979 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 1987 | -25% | 1980 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 1987 | +50% | 1981 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1987 | -11% | 1979 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 6 | 1987 | -35% | 1979 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 1987 | -6% | 1980 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 1987 | -50% | 1979 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1987 | -29% | 1979 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1987 | -44% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1987 | -50% | 1979 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 1984 | +100% | 1978 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1987 | -23% | 1981 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1987 | +75% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1987 | -30% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.