BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29
Wylliesburg Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1971–2019Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Wylliesburg
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 220 | 2019 | +408% | 2000 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 51 | 2019 | +13% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 51 | 2019 | +50% | 1977 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 47 | 2019 | +15% | 1977 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 47 | 2019 | +517% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2019 | -62% | 1977 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 26 | 2019 | +90% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 26 | 2019 | +511% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 25 | 2019 | -37% | 1977 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 23 | 2019 | +527% | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 18 | 2019 | +83% | 1977 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 17 | 2019 | +61% | 1977 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 14 | 2019 | -71% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2019 | -51% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 14 | 2019 | -71% | 1977 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 14 | 2019 | +179% | 1978 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 13 | 2019 | -68% | 1977 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2019 | +122% | 1979 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2019 | +225% | 1991 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 10 | 2019 | +83% | 1977 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2019 | +169% | 1983 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2019 | +20% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2019 | +19% | 1977 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 9 | 2019 | +30% | 1977 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2019 | -61% | 1977 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 8 | 2019 | 11× | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2019 | -60% | 1977 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2019 | +220% | 1978 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2019 | -31% | 1977 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2019 | -94% | 1977 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2017 | +500% | 1996 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2019 | +200% | 1980 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2019 | -92% | 1977 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2019 | -67% | 1977 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2016 | -11% | 2002 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2019 | -17% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2019 | +17% | 1977 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2019 | +83% | 1987 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | -96% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.