BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28
Ghent Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.
101Species Recorded
34Years Surveyed
1978–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on West Virginia Ghent
Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 44 | 2024 | +86% | 1980 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 38 | 2024 | +18% | 1980 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 37 | 2024 | +27% | 1980 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2024 | -4% | 1980 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 32 | 2024 | +131% | 1980 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 31 | 2024 | -41% | 1980 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 30 | 2024 | +33% | 1980 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 29 | 2024 | +6% | 1980 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2024 | +137% | 1980 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 2024 | +27% | 1980 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 22 | 2024 | +488% | 1980 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 19 | 2024 | -18% | 1980 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | +17% | 1980 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | +318% | 1980 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | +279% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | +69% | 1980 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +269% | 1980 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2024 | +440% | 2003 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +483% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | +20% | 1980 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | +70% | 1980 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +26% | 1980 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | +81% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | +58% | 1980 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 10 | 2006 | +900% | 1980 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +82% | 1980 | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +180% | 1990 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2024 | +333% | 1980 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | +236% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +191% | 1980 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -55% | 1980 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +12% | 1980 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +450% | 2008 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +125% | 2007 | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1978 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +325% | 1981 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | -70% | 1980 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 1982 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +180% | 1980 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +113% | 1982 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.