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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 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia Surry

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Surry 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae502024+89%1979
American CrowCorvidae452024+81%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452024+132%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae432024+43%1979
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae412024+546%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae342024+428%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024-38%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212024+236%1979
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae202024+530%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182024+146%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024+77%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172024+64%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162024+165%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+52%1979
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024+4%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae122024+150%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122024+23%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024+286%1979
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112024+35%1979
OvenbirdParulidae112024+106%1979
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae112024+260%1990
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae102024+400%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae92023-63%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+120%1981
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+331%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+0%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+109%1979
Blue JayCorvidae82024-61%1979
Northern ParulaParulidae82024+283%1979
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+100%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82021+700%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+214%1979
Laughing GullLaridae71999+350%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+560%1979
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024-87%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-38%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-53%1979
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae52021+133%1981
OspreyPandionidae52024+325%2000
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52006+67%1994

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