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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Hanover Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Hanover

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hanover 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 RobinTurdidae722024+50%1989
American CrowCorvidae562024+76%1989
European StarlingSturnidae462024-13%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432024+139%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402024+82%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae342024+2%1989
House SparrowPasseridae322024-41%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae262024+58%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252024-36%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222024+186%1989
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae212024+469%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae192024-8%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae182024-54%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024+13%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152024+13%1989
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae152024-14%1989
Hooded WarblerParulidae142024+163%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142024+25%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae122024+9%1989
Great Blue HeronArdeidae122021+50%2009
Blue JayCorvidae112024+46%1989
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+340%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024+200%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024-81%1989
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72024-4%1989
Prairie WarblerParulidae71995-18%1984
American RedstartParulidae72024+390%1995
OvenbirdParulidae72024+29%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+20%1989
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62024+11%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024+21%1989
Swainson's WarblerParulidae52024+400%2010
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+100%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024-62%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+20%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-70%1989
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+18%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024-68%1995
House FinchFringillidae32024-19%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024-35%1997

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