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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

New Market Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia New Market

Top 40 of 71 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 VireoVireonidae742024+96%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae492024+304%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae462024+41%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae392024+289%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae342024+80%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae322024+44%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202024+178%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae202024+433%1994
OvenbirdParulidae182024+25%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172024+160%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024-40%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152024+200%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae142022+485%1997
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142024-10%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024-37%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024+583%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024-37%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-69%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72023+35%1994
Blue JayCorvidae72024-52%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+225%2001
American CrowCorvidae52024-55%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae52024+17%1994
American RobinTurdidae52024+67%1994
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae52022+133%1995
Great Horned OwlStrigidae51996n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024-29%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+56%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae42024+140%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+80%1995
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae32024-20%1994
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae22023-67%1994
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae22024+0%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae22024+63%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22024+167%2005
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22022+33%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae22024+67%2008
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae22019+100%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22013n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae12023-29%1994

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