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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Josephs Mill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Josephs Mill

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Josephs Mill 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
Song SparrowPasserellidae472024+19%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024-11%1996
American RobinTurdidae352024-40%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae342024-16%1996
American CrowCorvidae332024-32%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024+36%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae272024+44%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272024+82%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242024-17%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212024-45%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172024-47%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162024-14%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162024-18%1996
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae162024-5%1996
European StarlingSturnidae152024-70%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024-28%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024-3%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024-27%1996
Blue JayCorvidae112024+39%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024+30%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-65%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024-69%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae102024-5%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024-35%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024-4%1996
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae82024+80%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024-5%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-50%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-15%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82024-63%1996
House SparrowPasseridae82024-48%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+933%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+50%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024-45%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024-53%1996
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72003+600%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+73%1996
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae62022+6%1997
American RedstartParulidae62024+169%1997
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+367%2004

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