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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
8Observers

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 CrowCorvidae422025+93%1989
American RobinTurdidae402025+24%1989
House SparrowPasseridae362025-41%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae342025+21%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae312025-11%1989
European StarlingSturnidae232025-41%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae232025+42%1995
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae212025+362%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae212025+35%2008
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192025+62%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae172025-55%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162025-50%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+92%1989
Hooded WarblerParulidae132025+138%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae122025-19%1989
Blue JayCorvidae122025+46%1989
Great Blue HeronArdeidae122021+50%2009
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025+6%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025-27%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+200%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025+29%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+13%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+0%1989
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae82025+6%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+19%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025+13%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-81%1989
Prairie WarblerParulidae71995-18%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+8%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+0%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025-48%1997
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+167%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+50%1989
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025-4%1989
Swainson's WarblerParulidae52025+400%2010
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+420%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-47%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025-60%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025+186%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-61%1989

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