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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Albright Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

85Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1974Span
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Bird Species Found on West Virginia Albright

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Albright 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae471974-33%1968
American RobinTurdidae421974+10%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae261974-7%1968
European StarlingSturnidae231974+50%1968
House SparrowPasseridae231974-28%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae221974+9%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae201974+28%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae191974-22%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae181974+215%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae181974-2%1968
American CrowCorvidae171974+14%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae151974-16%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae141974-38%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae131974+15%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae111974-23%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae101974+21%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae101974+5%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae91974+39%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae91974-3%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81974-56%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae81974-10%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae81974-27%1968
American RedstartParulidae81974-23%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae71974-57%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae61974+46%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae61974-59%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae61974-29%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae61974+300%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae51974+400%1967
Chimney SwiftApodidae51971+225%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae51974+31%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae51974-15%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae41974+50%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae41974+13%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae41974-41%1968
OvenbirdParulidae41974-35%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae31974+100%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae31974+13%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae31974-36%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae31974+14%1968

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