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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Hix Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Hix

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hix 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 StarlingSturnidae452025+33%1972
American RobinTurdidae452025+10%1972
American CrowCorvidae402025-39%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae362025+41%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae362025-7%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025+28%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025-34%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae23202515×1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232025+37%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae232025-3%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae222025-11%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025-10%1972
Blue JayCorvidae182025+256%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025-4%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172025+31%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+186%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae162025-35%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162025+271%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae14202512×1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae132025+183%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025+257%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae132025+56%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+350%1972
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae122025+400%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112025+50%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112025+7%1972
House SparrowPasseridae112025+17%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112025+225%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+150%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-33%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae101982n/an/a
OvenbirdParulidae92025+22%1972
House FinchFringillidae92025+200%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae92025+67%2015
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+229%1976
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72025-14%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025-14%1972
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025+140%1973
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+40%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+10%1974

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