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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Dailey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Dailey

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dailey 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
American RobinTurdidae832025+181%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae202025+5%1975
American CrowCorvidae182025+64%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182025+28%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182025-4%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172025+37%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae172025+52%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025-33%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025+35%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-13%1993
European StarlingSturnidae112025-68%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+600%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+242%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82025+154%1975
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae82025+60%1975
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72025+40%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025-63%1975
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae62025+44%1975
VeeryTurdidae62025+18%1976
OvenbirdParulidae52025+125%1976
Common MerganserAnatidae52025n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+67%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-44%1975
American RedstartParulidae42025+6%1975
House SparrowPasseridae42025-59%1975
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-50%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025-9%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-22%1976
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42025+125%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae41991+300%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025-58%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-54%1975
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32025+0%1975
Magnolia WarblerParulidae32024+20%1975
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32025-30%1975
Common RavenCorvidae32024+20%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32008+40%1977
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae32025-44%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae22010-22%1975
Blue JayCorvidae22025+67%1975

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