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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

Putnam Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Putnam

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Putnam 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462025+18%1971
American RobinTurdidae462025+38%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae422025-38%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae362025-11%1971
American CrowCorvidae322025+151%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae322025+54%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-78%1971
Hooded WarblerParulidae272025+9%1971
European StarlingSturnidae222025-49%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222025-41%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025-17%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+44%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae142025-87%1971
Blue JayCorvidae122025+4%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025-76%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025-5%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae102025-60%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+10%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-63%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92025-32%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025+20%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae82025+175%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+150%1981
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82025+233%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-79%1971
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae72025-25%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae61981+200%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-25%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025-72%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-85%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-65%1971
House SparrowPasseridae52025-93%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-40%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025+10%1974
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-33%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42025-46%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+11%1971
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025-75%1971
OvenbirdParulidae42025-62%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+25%2003

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