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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Martinsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Martinsburg

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Martinsburg 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 CardinalCardinalidae532025+15%1968
European StarlingSturnidae522025-92%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae432025+111%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae422025+19%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae412025+19%1968
American RobinTurdidae402025-69%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025+23%1968
American CrowCorvidae382025+176%1968
House SparrowPasseridae372025-88%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae362025+116%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae342025-9%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae302025-93%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262025-90%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242025+13%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+558%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae202025+188%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182025+221%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+235%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae18202518×1969
Blue JayCorvidae152025+517%1969
House FinchFringillidae132025-17%1987
Purple MartinHirundinidae122013+15%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025-80%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+31%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-85%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae92025-13%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+100%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-91%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+53%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81995-63%1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025-87%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-25%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025-5%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72025-26%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+0%1968
Black VultureCathartidae72025+150%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+64%1970
American Black DuckAnatidae71982+133%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-39%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+100%1969

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