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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Covington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

113Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Covington

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Covington route.
History
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae692024+45%1976
American CrowCorvidae452024-26%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae452024+24%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382024+33%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae35202412×1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae352024-3%1976
Carolina ChickadeeParidae312024+44%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae302024+216%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262024+341%1976
Blue JayCorvidae222024+28%1976
American RobinTurdidae212024+68%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae182024-6%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae172024+314%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162024-79%1976
House SparrowPasseridae152024-12%1979
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152024+157%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024-23%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae132024+230%1976
European StarlingSturnidae122024-38%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024-3%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae112024-81%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-42%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024-48%1976
OvenbirdParulidae92023+47%1976
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae92024+100%2013
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-26%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+263%1976
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-48%1976
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae72024+88%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024+60%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+22%1976
Common RavenCorvidae62024+92%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-22%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+3%1977
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62024+433%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023-33%1985
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+300%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+633%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae51966n/an/a
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52024+0%1977

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