Species · Virginia · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Blue-winged Warbler Population Trend in Virginia

Blue-winged Warbler in Virginia has held roughly steady: down 9% on the route-weighted index since 1982.

-9%Since 1982
13Routes In State
29Years

Notable Blue-winged Warbler Trends in Virginia

No notable trend signals for Blue-winged Warbler in Virginia. See the full index history below.

Blue-winged Warbler Population Forecast in Virginia

If the recent trend holds, Blue-winged Warbler in Virginia is projected to stay roughly flat through 2019, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.11). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±80.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2019
0.03Projected 2019 index
0.000.1195% range
±80.8%Backtest error
19762019
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20150.030.000.11
20160.030.000.11
20170.030.000.11
20180.030.000.11
20190.030.000.11

Blue-winged Warbler Survey Routes in Virginia

Routes recording Blue-winged Warbler in Virginia.
Nat Tunnel420001981
Taylorstown119881976
Elamsville119821982
Tryme119971988
Rural Retrt119871984
Gr North Mtn119941994
Isom120101984
Putnam120141993
Covington120131983
Amherst120071989
Shipman120051986
Hall119841984
Pine Mtn.120041997

Blue-winged Warbler Population Trend in Other States

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.