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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 47 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2024Span
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
American RobinTurdidae532024+28%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392024+32%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae382024+233%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae362024-12%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362024-31%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352024+32%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32202412×1972
European StarlingSturnidae312024+10%1972
American CrowCorvidae302024-42%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae302024-1%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae292024-7%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae282024+227%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae262024-12%1972
Blue JayCorvidae232024+238%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae22202415×1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222024+37%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae192024-10%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182024+147%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae172024-36%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae172024-28%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162024+33%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae16202412×1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152024+320%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae152024-3%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae152024+44%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae132023+150%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132024+114%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+271%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+108%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024+258%1972
Common RavenCorvidae112024+433%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024+31%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024+50%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae101982n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+150%1972
House SparrowPasseridae82024+17%1972
OvenbirdParulidae72024+11%1972
House FinchFringillidae72024+220%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72023+71%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+217%1972

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