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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Clendenin Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Clendenin

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Clendenin 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 SparrowPasserellidae452024-20%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae422024+111%1993
European StarlingSturnidae362024-4%1993
American CrowCorvidae332024+104%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332024+24%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312024-50%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292024+169%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae262024+250%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232024+23%1993
American RobinTurdidae212024-31%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae202024-19%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae162024+200%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024-7%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024+48%1993
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132024+480%2006
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024-50%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024-71%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024-33%1993
Wood ThrushTurdidae122024-72%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-67%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae112024-50%1993
House FinchFringillidae112024+120%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024-57%1993
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92024-81%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+17%1993
Blue JayCorvidae72024+6%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-42%1993
MallardAnatidae62017+167%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-86%1993
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024-6%1996
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae52023-73%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae52023-91%1993
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52024-53%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-78%1993
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024-26%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-73%1993
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42024-64%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024-70%1993
American RedstartParulidae42023-59%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42024+17%2000

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