BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28
Bramwell Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1978–2023Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on West Virginia Bramwell
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 110 | 2023 | +161% | 1980 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 85 | 2023 | +88% | 1980 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 59 | 2023 | +86% | 1980 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 59 | 2023 | +192% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 52 | 2023 | +177% | 1980 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 36 | 2023 | +189% | 1980 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 35 | 2023 | +415% | 1980 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 33 | 2023 | -31% | 1980 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 28 | 2023 | +325% | 1980 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2023 | +46% | 1980 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2023 | +260% | 1980 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 22 | 2023 | +39% | 1980 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 19 | 2023 | -9% | 1980 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 18 | 2023 | +125% | 1980 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2023 | -58% | 1980 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 14 | 2022 | +150% | 2004 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 14 | 2023 | +575% | 1980 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 14 | 2023 | -44% | 1980 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 13 | 2023 | +7% | 1980 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 12 | 2023 | +340% | 1980 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 11 | 2023 | +31% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2023 | +75% | 1980 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2023 | +164% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | -26% | 1980 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2023 | +39% | 1980 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | +36% | 1980 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2022 | -18% | 1980 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2023 | +140% | 1981 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2022 | -8% | 1981 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2021 | -28% | 2004 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +31% | 2006 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2023 | +29% | 1980 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 1980 | +300% | 1978 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2022 | +83% | 1981 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | +6% | 1980 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2023 | -40% | 1980 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2019 | -23% | 2005 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2023 | -22% | 1980 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +50% | 1980 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | +40% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.