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BBS Route · Virginia · BCR 28

W Augusta Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Virginia W Augusta

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the W Augusta 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
OvenbirdParulidae382025+110%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae342025+141%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312025+10%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae282000+87%1972
American CrowCorvidae222025-41%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172025-37%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025+72%1969
Blue JayCorvidae152025+140%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae122025-2%1969
American RedstartParulidae122025+275%1972
American RobinTurdidae122025+100%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-7%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025+200%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025-35%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025+150%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025+314%1986
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+57%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-24%1969
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae102025+163%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+10%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92025+78%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+78%1988
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-66%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-32%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-33%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+125%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025-20%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025+256%1969
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62025+160%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025+325%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-8%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+6%1969
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae52025+100%1969
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae52025+67%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-19%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-31%1969
European StarlingSturnidae42023-23%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025+0%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+15%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41985+100%1969

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