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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Ghent Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Ghent

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ghent 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 StarlingSturnidae562025+200%1980
American RobinTurdidae512025+30%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332025+14%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025-10%1980
American CrowCorvidae302025-12%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae292025+15%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae262025+90%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025+116%1980
Hooded WarblerParulidae212025+308%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-40%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182025+419%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172025+20%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+52%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae162025+27%1980
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025+48%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025+142%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+117%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025+255%1980
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae102025+271%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae102006+900%1980
Blue JayCorvidae92025+70%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-31%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+173%1980
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82025+433%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+155%1980
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+91%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025+0%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+71%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025+108%1981
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae51978n/an/a
OvenbirdParulidae52025+179%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+100%1982
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025-12%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae42023-70%1980
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42024+100%1982
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae42025+220%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+200%1980
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+375%2008
Swainson's WarblerParulidae42025+267%1994

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