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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Canaan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Canaan

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Canaan 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 VireoVireonidae312025-30%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae312025+40%1976
American RobinTurdidae242025+42%1976
American CrowCorvidae192025-14%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192025+18%1976
OvenbirdParulidae192025+83%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-52%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162025-45%1976
Blue JayCorvidae152025+167%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-14%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+0%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112025-40%1976
American RedstartParulidae112025-15%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102025-8%1976
Hooded WarblerParulidae102025-34%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025+14%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025+5%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+633%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-25%1976
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae72025+0%1976
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72025+200%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62025-63%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+25%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+57%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+0%2018
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-57%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-68%1976
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-14%1976
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-58%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025-58%1976
Northern ParulaParulidae42025-33%1976
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42025+33%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+100%1979
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025+29%1977
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+120%1977
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae41991+300%1982
Magnolia WarblerParulidae42025+40%1987
European StarlingSturnidae32023-28%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32025+67%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025-38%1978

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