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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 30

White Stone Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia White Stone

Top 40 of 111 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae602025+0%1968
American CrowCorvidae552025+27%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025+1%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae382025+24%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382025+396%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae382025+120%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362025-15%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae322025+4%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae232025+248%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae192025+129%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-64%1968
European StarlingSturnidae182025+1%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae172025+700%1968
House SparrowPasseridae172025-74%1968
House FinchFringillidae172025+867%1988
OvenbirdParulidae152025+150%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025-11%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152025+86%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025+133%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+121%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae142025-75%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae132025-21%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae122025+6%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+430%1975
American RobinTurdidae112025+73%1968
Laughing GullLaridae102025+18%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025-47%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae101973+67%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+4%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+17%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82025-62%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-28%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025+200%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025+69%1968
Forster's TernLaridae71996+250%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+9%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+125%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+17%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62025+160%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-71%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.