BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28
Bebee Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.
108Species Recorded
50Years Surveyed
1972–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on West Virginia Bebee
Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 51 | 2024 | -20% | 1974 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 46 | 2024 | -39% | 1974 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 38 | 2024 | -26% | 1974 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 31 | 2024 | +2% | 1974 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 30 | 2024 | -20% | 1974 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | +41% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 29 | 2024 | -22% | 1974 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 27 | 2024 | +2% | 1974 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2024 | +16% | 1974 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 24 | 2024 | -24% | 1974 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2024 | -48% | 1974 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | -44% | 1974 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 20 | 2024 | -26% | 1974 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 2024 | +70% | 1974 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2024 | -69% | 1974 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | -58% | 1974 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 12 | 2021 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2018 | +111% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | -17% | 1974 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2006 | +500% | 1981 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2024 | +833% | 1974 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +118% | 1974 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | -22% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2024 | -63% | 1974 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 9 | 2024 | -28% | 1974 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | +933% | 1974 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2024 | +246% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2024 | +283% | 1974 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | +25% | 1975 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +6% | 1974 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | +14% | 1974 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +186% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2024 | -88% | 1974 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2024 | -2% | 1974 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2024 | +367% | 1974 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | 5 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +11% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -40% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -28% | 1974 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -65% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.