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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Covington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
48Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Covington

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Covington 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae692025+63%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412025+42%1976
American CrowCorvidae332025-22%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025+286%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae232025+16%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222025-18%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025+21%1976
OvenbirdParulidae212025+47%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae202025+184%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae182025-6%1976
House SparrowPasseridae182025+2%1979
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182025+124%1976
American RobinTurdidae182025+61%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+282%1976
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+54%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025-31%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025-80%1976
Blue JayCorvidae122025+41%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-40%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112025+0%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102025-20%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025+33%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae102025+250%1976
House FinchFringillidae102025+180%1995
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae92025+163%1976
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae92025+600%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92025+130%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+50%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+533%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-43%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-79%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025+0%1976
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-41%1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025+0%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025-30%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023-33%1985
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae51966n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-13%1977
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-82%1977
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae51967n/an/a

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