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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 15 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2024Span
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
Canada GooseAnatidae822024+711%2019
American RobinTurdidae452024-2%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae362024+91%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae352024-14%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312024+11%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae312024-21%1995
American CrowCorvidae302024-39%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae262024+5%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae262024+84%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae242024-22%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222024-16%1995
House SparrowPasseridae212024-49%1995
Blue JayCorvidae202024-22%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae202024+28%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192024-50%1995
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae172024+78%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024+43%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae162024+47%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-47%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024-18%1995
European StarlingSturnidae142024-26%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae142024-25%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae142024+16%1995
OvenbirdParulidae132024-40%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae122024-38%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112024-68%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-24%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+17%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-33%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024+4%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-32%1995
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae72023-19%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024+31%1995
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72001+133%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024-11%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+16%1995
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61995n/an/a
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-65%1995
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae51998+125%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-8%1997

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