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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Bebee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on West Virginia Bebee

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bebee 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
European StarlingSturnidae682025-18%1974
American CrowCorvidae362025-28%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352025-29%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342025-37%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312025+36%1974
American RobinTurdidae272025-20%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025+28%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202025-20%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae172025+3%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025-40%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae172025-22%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+867%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae162025-46%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae162025+28%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+74%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025-29%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122025+182%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae122018+111%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025+5%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025-65%1974
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae112006+500%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025+46%1974
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+350%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-57%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+717%1974
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82025+160%1974
House SparrowPasseridae72025-14%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025-35%1974
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-28%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-17%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+65%1974
Blue JayCorvidae62025+200%1976
House FinchFringillidae62025+60%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-75%1974
Prairie WarblerParulidae52025-69%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-88%1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-36%1974
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae51977n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-47%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-69%1974

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