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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Bramwell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Bramwell

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

Species recorded on the Bramwell 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
American RobinTurdidae402025+111%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae252025-31%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252025+194%1980
European StarlingSturnidae222025+95%1980
American CrowCorvidae202025+123%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192025+190%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae142022+150%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+179%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025-33%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025+292%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+56%1980
American RedstartParulidae92025+100%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+0%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+320%1980
Blue JayCorvidae62025+19%1980
House SparrowPasseridae62025-20%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+34%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae62021-28%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+83%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025-56%1980
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52023+29%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-46%1980
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae41980+300%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae42022+83%1981
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-47%1980
OvenbirdParulidae42025+7%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42023-40%1980
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025+369%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae32023-22%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025+227%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-7%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025-65%1980
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32023-60%1980
Hooded WarblerParulidae32025+36%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025+142%1980
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32022+50%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32022+100%2009
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32022+67%2005
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22023-18%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae22025+4%1980

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