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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 42 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
4Observers

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 VireoVireonidae482024-23%1976
American RobinTurdidae392024+52%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae252024+3%1976
American CrowCorvidae182024-33%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024-59%1976
OvenbirdParulidae132024+75%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112024+24%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102024+0%1976
Hooded WarblerParulidae82024-51%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024+467%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024-14%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+15%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-26%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+25%1976
American RedstartParulidae62024-54%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+57%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+0%2018
Blue JayCorvidae52024+67%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024-63%1976
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-46%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-74%1976
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+120%1977
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae41991+300%1982
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-56%1976
European StarlingSturnidae32023-28%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32024-69%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024-71%1976
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32024+0%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023-38%1976
VeeryTurdidae32024+40%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae32018-14%1977
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae32019+50%1978
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae32024+150%2022
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22024+0%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+0%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22024-30%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024-6%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae22024-70%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae22024-76%1976
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae22003+100%1975

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