BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28
W Augusta Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.
113Species Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Virginia W Augusta
Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 45 | 2024 | +88% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 42 | 2024 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 2024 | +241% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 33 | 2024 | +139% | 1969 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 28 | 2000 | +87% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | -7% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 20 | 2024 | +32% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 18 | 2024 | +106% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 16 | 2024 | +73% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +10% | 1969 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 13 | 2024 | -59% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 13 | 2024 | +88% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +333% | 1969 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | +0% | 1969 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | +288% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2024 | +214% | 1974 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | +38% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | -9% | 1969 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -38% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2024 | +200% | 1986 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 2024 | -38% | 1969 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +225% | 2000 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2024 | +200% | 1972 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | +25% | 1996 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +40% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | +114% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -19% | 1969 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +33% | 1971 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +163% | 1969 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +260% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2024 | +22% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.