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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 41 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

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 StarlingSturnidae722024-8%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae622024+74%1972
American RobinTurdidae612024-13%1972
American CrowCorvidae512024-18%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae512024-68%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024+88%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae342024+447%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae292024+143%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272024+16%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae262024-75%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024+50%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae242024+613%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222024+33%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212024+378%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae202024+61%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192024+589%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192024+73%1972
Blue JayCorvidae182024+914%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae162024-46%1972
House SparrowPasseridae162024-34%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae162024+11%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae152024+560%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024-13%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024+73%1972
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae142024+217%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae132024-7%1972
American RedstartParulidae12202415×1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024-53%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024+12%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+7%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024-19%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-14%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024+157%1977
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+120%1987
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+71%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-21%1972
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52024-39%2018
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024-31%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42024+64%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42023-9%1972

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