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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Bismark Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Bismark

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bismark 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
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae1032021+778%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302023+11%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae292023-22%1978
American RobinTurdidae272023-22%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252023+12%1978
American CrowCorvidae172023-56%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae162023-2%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae162023+49%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae142023-14%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae132023+2%1978
Blue JayCorvidae122023+550%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae122023+15%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112023-76%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae102023+933%1983
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92023-11%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae92021-26%1978
European StarlingSturnidae82023-55%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae82023-52%1978
OvenbirdParulidae82023+293%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae82023+186%1978
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82023+167%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae72022+11%1979
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72023+67%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62023-64%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae62023+140%1989
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62021+9%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae62023+71%2015
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52023+113%1978
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52018-65%2002
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae52023+400%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023-20%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae42023+80%1982
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023+24%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42023+111%1978
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42023+0%1979
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae41990n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae42004n/an/a
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32021-22%1978
BobolinkIcteridae32021+160%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae32023-50%1978

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