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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 48 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 →
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 →
1966–2024Span
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
American CrowCorvidae772024+234%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae442024+13%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae422024-92%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae422024+17%1968
American RobinTurdidae422024-70%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392024+94%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024+20%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322024+9%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae302024-15%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae302024-24%1968
House SparrowPasseridae302024-87%1968
European StarlingSturnidae282024-93%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae27202417×1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222024+508%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae182024+221%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024+253%1968
House FinchFringillidae162024-36%1987
Purple MartinHirundinidae122013+15%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+65%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+171%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024-93%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-83%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024-46%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024-16%1968
Blue JayCorvidae92024+417%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81995-63%1982
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-92%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72024-85%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+31%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024-23%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+64%1970
American Black DuckAnatidae71982+133%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+17%1968
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae61982+100%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024-19%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+0%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-85%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+100%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-93%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-86%1968

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