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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Lost River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Lost River

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lost River 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
Gray CatbirdMimidae472025+281%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae432025+47%1998
American RobinTurdidae432025+120%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae342025+14%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332025-50%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae312025+78%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025-16%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae282025+53%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae272023n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025-7%1998
Field SparrowPasserellidae222025+45%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202025+229%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025-49%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae182025-2%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+122%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025+67%1998
European StarlingSturnidae122025+75%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+162%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+67%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+200%1999
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae122025+380%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae112023+163%1998
Blue JayCorvidae112025+191%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025+29%1998
OvenbirdParulidae112025+114%1999
American CrowCorvidae102025-74%1998
Common RavenCorvidae92025+88%1998
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92025-46%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025+400%1999
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025+267%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-53%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+200%1998
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae72019+200%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+125%2003
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72023+300%2014
American RedstartParulidae72025+600%2021
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025+50%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+36%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+246%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+288%1998

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