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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Bowden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Bowden

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bowden 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae562024-17%1995
American RobinTurdidae262024+36%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae232024+66%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae222024-2%1995
American RedstartParulidae212024+410%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202024+388%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192024+63%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae182024+79%1995
American CrowCorvidae162024-45%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024+600%1999
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142024+21%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae142024+23%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae132024+84%1995
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae132024+77%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-57%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae122024+136%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122024+50%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae12202212×2019
Magnolia WarblerParulidae112024-39%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+92%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024-42%1995
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae82024+82%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+5%1995
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82024+567%2004
Blue JayCorvidae72024+73%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+7%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+200%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024-13%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024+50%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024-70%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae52024-65%2009
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+100%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42024+33%1995
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42024+80%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42023+75%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+167%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-63%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32024+225%1995
Northern ParulaParulidae32024-68%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024-73%1995

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