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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Henderson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Henderson

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Henderson 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502023+12%2004
American CrowCorvidae432023+15%2004
American RobinTurdidae372023-35%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae332023+117%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322023-35%2004
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312023+9%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302023+221%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae282023-27%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae232023-34%2004
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212023-11%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162023-14%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae152023-6%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae142023-24%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae142023-33%2004
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122023+67%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112023-52%2004
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112023-35%2004
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112023-46%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102023+56%2004
Yellow WarblerParulidae102023-39%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102023-29%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92023+13%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae92023-7%2004
Blue JayCorvidae82023+25%2004
European StarlingSturnidae82023-76%2004
Field SparrowPasserellidae72023-14%2004
House SparrowPasseridae72023+13%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72023-41%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72023-73%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62023+0%2004
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023+10%2004
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae62023+75%2004
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62023+19%2004
MallardAnatidae62023-22%2021
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62018n/an/a
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52023-28%2004
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52023+150%2004
Hooded WarblerParulidae52023+86%2004
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52023+50%2005
House FinchFringillidae52022+300%2017

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