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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Newbern Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.

86Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1982Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Newbern

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newbern 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 StarlingSturnidae3861982+67%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae1801982-25%1970
American RobinTurdidae691982+0%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae671982+99%1970
House SparrowPasseridae481982-17%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae391982+33%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae341982+31%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae331982-33%1970
Blue JayCorvidae281982+308%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae251982+53%1970
American CrowCorvidae241982-34%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae241982-11%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae231982+158%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae211982-42%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae191979+600%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae191982-53%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae171982-34%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae161982-32%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae151982-30%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae131982+47%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae131982-7%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae91982+136%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae91982+17%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae91982+23%1975
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae81982-79%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81982+30%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae71982+50%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae71982+10%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae61982+27%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae61982-63%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae51982-47%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae51982+250%1978
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae51982+17%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae41982-33%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae41982+300%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae31982-29%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae31979+17%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae31979-25%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31978-60%1975
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae31978+50%1969

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