Guild · West Virginia · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Generalists In West Virginia
50 species in this guild. As a group they are -60% since 1968.
Guild Signals
guild collapsecomputed index
Generalists as a group have fallen sharply in West Virginia, down 60% since 1968.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Generalists in West Virginia is projected to fall about 33% by 2029 — from 6.5 in 2024 to a central estimate of 4.4 (95% range 0.18–8.5). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±32.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-33%Change by 2029
4.4Projected 2029 index
0.18–8.595% range
±32.6%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9 | 0.73 | 9.1 |
| 2026 | 4.8 | 0.59 | 9.0 |
| 2027 | 4.6 | 0.46 | 8.8 |
| 2028 | 4.5 | 0.32 | 8.7 |
| 2029 | 4.4 | 0.18 | 8.5 |
Member Species In West Virginia
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | -93% |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | -91% |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | -91% |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | -89% |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -87% |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | -68% |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | -67% |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | -66% |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | -64% |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | -62% |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipitridae | -60% |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | -60% |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | -60% |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Strigidae | -57% |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | -57% |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | -50% |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | -49% |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | -47% |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | -46% |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -44% |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | -44% |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | -40% |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | -38% |
| American Crow | Corvidae | -28% |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | -28% |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | -26% |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | -17% |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | -10% |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | -1% |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | +1% |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | +2% |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | +3% |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | +4% |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | +5% |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | +10% |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | +13% |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | +41% |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | +53% |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | +91% |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | +112% |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | +172% |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | +203% |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | +230% |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | +364% |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | +376% |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | +436% |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | +448% |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | +575% |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | +754% |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 18× |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.