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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Jerome Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Jerome

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jerome 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
Common GrackleIcteridae782023-49%1973
European StarlingSturnidae742023-6%1973
American CrowCorvidae582023+9%1973
American RobinTurdidae432023+129%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae422023+230%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae332023+17%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322023+20%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322023+161%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32202322×1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32202314×1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae272023+575%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272023+141%1973
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae192023+967%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172023-44%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae172023+385%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162023+91%1973
House SparrowPasseridae142023-43%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142023+650%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122023+417%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112023+414%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112023-71%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae112023+68%1973
House FinchFringillidae112023+620%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae92023+160%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92023-40%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82023+18%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82023-29%1973
Blue JayCorvidae82023+200%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae82023+72%1973
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72023+100%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72023-60%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae72023-22%1973
OvenbirdParulidae72023+120%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae62022+550%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52023+80%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae52023-64%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52023-14%1973
Black VultureCathartidae52023+43%2006
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023+29%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42022+0%1976

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