BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 27
Surry Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
37Years Surveyed
1977–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia Surry
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2024 | +89% | 1979 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 45 | 2024 | +81% | 1979 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2024 | +132% | 1979 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 43 | 2024 | +43% | 1979 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 41 | 2024 | +546% | 1981 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | +428% | 1979 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2024 | -38% | 1979 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2024 | +236% | 1979 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2024 | +530% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2024 | +146% | 1979 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 2024 | +77% | 1979 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 17 | 2024 | +64% | 1979 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | +165% | 1979 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2024 | +52% | 1979 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 13 | 2024 | +4% | 1979 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | +150% | 1979 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 12 | 2024 | +23% | 1979 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +286% | 1979 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +35% | 1979 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +106% | 1979 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +260% | 1990 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 10 | 2024 | +400% | 1987 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | -63% | 1979 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | +120% | 1981 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | +331% | 1979 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +0% | 1979 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +109% | 1979 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | -61% | 1979 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +283% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | +100% | 1979 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2021 | +700% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | +214% | 1979 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 7 | 1999 | +350% | 1987 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +560% | 1979 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2024 | -87% | 1979 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -38% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -53% | 1979 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 5 | 2021 | +133% | 1981 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 5 | 2024 | +325% | 2000 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2006 | +67% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.