BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Bemis Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

97Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
2001–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Bemis

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bemis route.
History
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae472024-32%2003
American RobinTurdidae372024+27%2003
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae292024+4%2003
OvenbirdParulidae262024+54%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222024+430%2003
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae192024+200%2003
Magnolia WarblerParulidae192024+33%2003
American CrowCorvidae152024-50%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024-19%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+87%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-13%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-39%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024+81%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024+37%2003
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82024+50%2003
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae82024+115%2005
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-55%2003
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72024-6%2003
Red CrossbillFringillidae72019n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+7%2003
European StarlingSturnidae62024+111%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-7%2003
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024-10%2003
Common RavenCorvidae52024-48%2003
VeeryTurdidae52024+0%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022+75%2006
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+157%2004
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+8%2003
Winter WrenTroglodytidae42024+180%2003
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42024-33%2015
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae32008+200%2001
Blue JayCorvidae32024+22%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32024+75%2003
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+25%2004
Brown CreeperCerthiidae32024+50%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32023+14%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae32022+133%2008
Canada WarblerParulidae32024+167%2008
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32019+200%2010
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+25%2019

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