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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Jerome Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Jerome

Top 40 of 112 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
European StarlingSturnidae1422025+45%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae512025-51%1973
American CrowCorvidae392025+13%1973
American RobinTurdidae362025+126%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32202524×1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025+237%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282025+148%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025+155%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272025+138%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae252025+380%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232025+9%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+529%1973
Blue JayCorvidae222025+239%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+7%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae192025+377%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae18202512×1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025+525%1973
House FinchFringillidae162025+800%1991
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025+950%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025-60%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae112025+44%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-36%1973
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92025+967%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-5%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+64%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-67%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-42%1973
House SparrowPasseridae72025-53%1973
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+417%1974
Fish CrowCorvidae72025+189%2006
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+133%1974
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-9%1973
OvenbirdParulidae62025+220%1984
Common RavenCorvidae52025+14%2018
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-77%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+28%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025-14%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+100%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025-13%2004
Great Horned OwlStrigidae41997+0%1992

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