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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Greer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 55 survey years, no longer active.

107Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Greer

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Greer 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 StarlingSturnidae1302023-13%1968
American RobinTurdidae432023+10%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae302023-35%1968
American CrowCorvidae252023-45%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae252023-25%1968
House SparrowPasseridae232023+0%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222023-70%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae212023+0%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae192023+280%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae182023-70%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122023-37%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122023-64%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae122023-17%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae112023-30%1968
Blue JayCorvidae92023+400%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92023-54%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92023+214%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82023+325%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82023+280%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae72023-67%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae72023+5%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62023+150%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62023+86%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae62022-18%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52023-73%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52023+200%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae51972+0%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42023-7%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023-75%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42023+15%1968
OvenbirdParulidae42023+50%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32022+75%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32023+80%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32023-81%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae32023+0%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae32022-44%1968
Cerulean WarblerParulidae32012+29%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae31996-29%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32023-59%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32023+133%1973

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