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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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 VireoVireonidae552025-13%1995
American RobinTurdidae302025+36%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae262025+100%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025+175%1995
American CrowCorvidae202025-36%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae162025-13%1995
American RedstartParulidae152025+390%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae142025-15%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+90%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+47%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae12202212×2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+200%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025+400%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102025+29%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025+30%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-56%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae82025+300%1994
Blue JayCorvidae72025+91%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025+58%1995
Magnolia WarblerParulidae72025-29%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+92%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025-58%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025-31%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+0%1995
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025+633%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+13%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025+118%1995
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52025+140%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52025+67%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+200%2002
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025-57%1995
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae42025+47%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42024+33%1995
OvenbirdParulidae42025+0%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae42025-52%2009
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32024+225%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae22025-31%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+100%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22023+50%1995

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