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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 27

Newsoms Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Newsoms

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newsoms 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
American CrowCorvidae612024+281%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae582024+161%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462024-54%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae442024-53%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422024+233%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412024+600%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372024+400%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae302024+925%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae30202422×1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262024-32%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae242024+42%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae24202414×1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae24202420×1980
Canada GooseAnatidae212016+95%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae202024-53%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024+117%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202024+76%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024+517%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae182024+11%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae172024+471%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162024+400%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162024+132%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152024-84%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae142024+233%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae14202414×1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122024+138%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae122024+193%1969
OvenbirdParulidae122024+867%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae122024+380%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112024+925%1979
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+300%1974
European StarlingSturnidae102024-91%1969
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae102024+933%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92024-24%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-63%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024-56%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82024-86%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82024+325%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae82024+71%1980
MallardAnatidae72001+250%1974

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