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 Recorded
45Years Surveyed
1971–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Jerome
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 78 | 2023 | -49% | 1973 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 74 | 2023 | -6% | 1973 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 58 | 2023 | +9% | 1973 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 43 | 2023 | +129% | 1973 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 42 | 2023 | +230% | 1973 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 33 | 2023 | +17% | 1974 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2023 | +20% | 1973 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2023 | +161% | 1973 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 32 | 2023 | 22× | 1973 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 32 | 2023 | 14× | 1976 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2023 | +575% | 1973 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2023 | +141% | 1973 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2023 | +967% | 1974 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2023 | -44% | 1973 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 17 | 2023 | +385% | 1973 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2023 | +91% | 1973 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 14 | 2023 | -43% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 2023 | +650% | 1975 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 12 | 2023 | +417% | 1974 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2023 | +414% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | -71% | 1973 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 11 | 2023 | +68% | 1973 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2023 | +620% | 1991 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2023 | +160% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2023 | -40% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | +18% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | -29% | 1973 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2023 | +200% | 1973 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2023 | +72% | 1973 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2023 | +100% | 1974 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2023 | -60% | 1973 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2023 | -22% | 1973 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | +120% | 1984 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2022 | +550% | 2007 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +80% | 1974 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -64% | 1973 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2023 | -14% | 1973 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2023 | +43% | 2006 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2023 | +29% | 1973 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2022 | +0% | 1976 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.