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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Clear Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Clear Creek

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Clear Creek 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
Song SparrowPasserellidae292025-27%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae292025+706%2019
Gray CatbirdMimidae262025+51%1995
American RobinTurdidae262025-14%1995
American CrowCorvidae242025-41%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025-5%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae182025-33%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182025-24%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-47%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025-13%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152025-38%1995
European StarlingSturnidae142025-45%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae142025-28%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025+11%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae122025-33%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+61%1995
OvenbirdParulidae112025-42%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025+53%1995
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae102025+52%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+8%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-42%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+33%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72001+133%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-56%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-33%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61995n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025-48%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025-11%1995
Blue JayCorvidae52025-30%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025-67%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-65%1995
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae51998+125%1992
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae52025+60%1997
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52025+200%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-32%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-6%1995
Swainson's WarblerParulidae42025+100%2021
Cerulean WarblerParulidae42023-53%1995
House SparrowPasseridae42025-60%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025+23%1995

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