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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30

White Stone Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia White Stone

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the White Stone 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 CrowCorvidae672024+31%1968
European StarlingSturnidae492024+18%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae402024+27%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae392024+267%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382024+387%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024+2%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272024-21%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272024+670%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024-1%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262024+1%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae242024-74%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae222024+657%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202024-64%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024+149%1968
House FinchFringillidae172024+933%1988
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162024+137%1968
House SparrowPasseridae152024-77%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152024+104%1968
American RobinTurdidae132024+100%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024-17%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122024+100%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-53%2003
Pine WarblerParulidae112024+91%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024-3%1968
OvenbirdParulidae102024+138%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102024-42%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae101973+67%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae92024+186%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+0%1968
Blue JayCorvidae82024+24%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae82024+333%1990
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+138%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-49%1968
Forster's TernLaridae71996+250%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72023+133%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+88%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae62024+475%1968
Black VultureCathartidae62024+36%1972
Laughing GullLaridae52023-18%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+11%1968

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