BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28
Putnam Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.
101Species Recorded
49Years Surveyed
1969–2021Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Putnam
Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 40 | 2021 | +149% | 1971 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 32 | 2021 | +13% | 1971 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 30 | 2021 | -11% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 29 | 2021 | +5% | 1971 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2021 | -51% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2021 | -22% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 13 | 2021 | -41% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2021 | -22% | 1971 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 2021 | -89% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2021 | +143% | 1971 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 1981 | +200% | 1974 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2021 | -17% | 1971 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2021 | -90% | 1971 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 5 | 2021 | -62% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2019 | +30% | 1974 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1999 | -22% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | -50% | 1971 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2021 | -77% | 1971 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2000 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2021 | -78% | 1971 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2019 | -86% | 1971 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2021 | +20% | 1971 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2021 | -84% | 1971 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 3 | 2015 | -60% | 1971 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2021 | -20% | 1977 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1974 | +67% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2018 | -64% | 1971 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2021 | -63% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2015 | -54% | 1971 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 2 | 2015 | -50% | 1971 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 2 | 2017 | -74% | 1971 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2021 | -61% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2018 | -31% | 1971 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 2 | 2015 | -33% | 1973 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 1992 | +100% | 1983 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2021 | +0% | 2007 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 2 | 2021 | +9% | 2015 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 1 | 1979 | -64% | 1971 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 1 | 2011 | +0% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.