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Species · West Virginia · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Great Horned Owl Population Trend in West Virginia

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Great Horned Owl in West Virginia has held roughly steady: up 1% on the route-weighted index since 1982.

+1%Since 1982
21Routes In State
20Years

Notable Great Horned Owl Trends in West Virginia

No notable trend signals for Great Horned Owl in West Virginia. See the full index history below.

Great Horned Owl Population Forecast in West Virginia

If the recent trend holds, Great Horned Owl in West Virginia is projected to fall about 36% by 2021 — from 0.07 in 2016 to a central estimate of 0.05 (95% range 0.00–0.11). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±110.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-36%Change by 2021
0.05Projected 2021 index
0.00–0.1195% range
±110.6%Backtest error
19792021
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20170.050.000.11
20180.050.000.11
20190.050.000.11
20200.050.000.11
20210.050.000.11

Great Horned Owl Survey Routes in West Virginia

Routes recording Great Horned Owl in West Virginia.
Valley Head219821982
Sugar Grove220152015
Mo Of Seneca219991999
Martinsburg219991996
Hix119811981
Bramwell119871987
Bowden119931993
Hanover119951995
Wymer120052004
Breeden119961994
Spencer120162016
Bismark119851985
Olcott119791979
Canaan120062006
Lost River120162016
Shanghai120161995
Richwood120082008
Slate119991999
Washburn119881988
Moundsville119921984
Bebee119991999

Great Horned Owl Population Trend in Other States

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Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.