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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1987Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Waverly

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waverly 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
American CrowCorvidae571987+28%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae381987-16%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae321987+59%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae311987+83%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae301987+18%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae251987+0%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae251987+311%1979
Wood ThrushTurdidae181987-30%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae161987+429%1979
Fish CrowCorvidae14198214×1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae131987-12%1982
Summer TanagerCardinalidae121987+200%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae121987-8%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae111987+19%1979
American RobinTurdidae111987+57%1979
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae111987+200%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae101987-37%1979
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae101987-26%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae101979n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae91987+55%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae91987+9%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae91987+30%1979
House SparrowPasseridae91986+17%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae91987+60%1979
Hooded WarblerParulidae81987+88%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae71987-40%1979
OvenbirdParulidae71987-10%1979
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae71987-25%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae71987+50%1981
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae61987-11%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae61987-35%1979
Turkey VultureCathartidae61987-6%1980
Chimney SwiftApodidae51987-50%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae51987-29%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae41987-44%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae41987-50%1979
MallardAnatidae41984+100%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae41987-23%1981
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae31987+75%1980
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae31987-30%1983

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