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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Arlee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.

82Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1979Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Arlee

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Arlee 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
Common GrackleIcteridae3211979+80%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2581979+39%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1491979+81%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae1281979+367%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae661979+66%1968
American RobinTurdidae471979+247%1968
American CrowCorvidae461979+29%1968
House SparrowPasseridae451979-66%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae361979+81%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae291979+0%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae291979+492%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae251979-42%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae241979+15%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae181979-71%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae171979+93%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae151979+146%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae141979+45%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae131977+150%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae121979+50%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae121975+500%1967
Blue JayCorvidae91979+46%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae81979+157%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae81979+38%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae81979+414%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae61979-57%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae61977-37%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51979-80%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae51975+150%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae51973n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae41979+140%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae41979+14%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae41979+150%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae41975-36%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae41975-18%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31979-71%1969
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae31976+133%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae31976+13%1968
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae31979+20%1971
American KestrelFalconidae31979+100%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae31979+125%1976

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