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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 29

Covesville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Covesville

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Covesville 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 CardinalCardinalidae362025+1%1971
American CrowCorvidae342025-19%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025+78%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025-3%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025-57%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202025-14%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae202025+17%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae162025-51%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152025+106%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025-55%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+48%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-55%1971
Blue JayCorvidae92025-70%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+0%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92025+286%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+300%1974
OvenbirdParulidae82025+7%1971
American RobinTurdidae82025-69%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+300%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025-42%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-26%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-90%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025-88%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+300%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-84%1971
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+75%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+50%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-23%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+6%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025-17%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-60%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-68%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-80%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-31%1971
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae32025+50%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-79%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024-69%1971
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae32025+25%1981
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae22013+75%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024-60%1971

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