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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Clinton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Clinton

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Clinton 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
European StarlingSturnidae772025-13%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432025+84%1972
American CrowCorvidae422025-26%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae392025+52%1972
American RobinTurdidae362025-31%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025+110%1972
Blue JayCorvidae242025+986%1972
House SparrowPasseridae232025-38%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025-73%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae212025-36%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025+96%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+44%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae172025+5%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae162025-7%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae152025+30%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024+73%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142025+13%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+353%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+3%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-29%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+311%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+444%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+79%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025+200%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-19%1972
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+167%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-17%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-21%1972
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+120%1987
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52024-39%2018
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-7%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-60%1972
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024-31%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42023-9%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42000+67%1976
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42019+40%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42023+113%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae32025+33%1973
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32019+33%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-50%1972

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