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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 34 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2024Span
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 StarlingSturnidae442024+86%1980
American RobinTurdidae382024+18%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372024+27%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae322024-4%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae322024+131%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312024-41%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae302024+33%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae292024+6%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024+137%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242024+27%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222024+488%1980
American CrowCorvidae192024-18%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae162024+17%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024+318%1980
OvenbirdParulidae152024+279%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132024+69%1980
Hooded WarblerParulidae132024+269%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132024+440%2003
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae132024+483%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024+20%1980
Blue JayCorvidae122024+70%1980
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024+26%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024+81%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+58%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae102006+900%1980
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+82%1980
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae82024+180%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+333%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024+236%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+191%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-55%1980
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72024+12%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+450%2008
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62024+125%2007
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae51978n/an/a
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+325%1981
Yellow WarblerParulidae42023-70%1980
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42024+100%1982
American RedstartParulidae42024+180%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024+113%1982

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