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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

New Market Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia New Market

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the New Market 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 VireoVireonidae562025+87%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae462025+361%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae412025+74%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae372025+96%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae302025+372%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae262025+115%1994
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae222025-11%1994
OvenbirdParulidae202025+2%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172025+167%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae142022+485%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025-48%1994
American CrowCorvidae102025-60%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+550%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025+57%2013
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+356%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025-54%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+257%1995
American RobinTurdidae52025+78%1994
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae52022+133%1995
Great Horned OwlStrigidae51996n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-20%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+80%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-55%1994
American RedstartParulidae32025+25%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025-46%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025+163%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025-14%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22025-33%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22025+33%1994
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae22023-67%1994
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae22025-39%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae22024+63%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22024+167%2005
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22022+33%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae22019+100%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22013n/an/a
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae12001+0%1992
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae12025-57%2001
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae12023-81%1994
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae11994+0%1992

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