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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Mcdonald Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Mcdonald

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mcdonald 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 SparrowPasserellidae572023+59%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae422023+194%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352023+23%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332023+103%1989
American RobinTurdidae322023-36%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae272023+1%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae242023+10%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232023+21%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232023+189%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222023-4%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae222023+2%1989
House SparrowPasseridae212023+82%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae192023-49%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae172023-43%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172023+105%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162023+231%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152023+16%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae152023+230%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132023+50%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132023+57%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122023+12%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae122023-3%1989
American RedstartParulidae122023+171%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112023-54%1989
American CrowCorvidae102023-11%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae102023-37%1989
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92023-6%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82023+186%1990
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82023+30%1989
Blue JayCorvidae82023+86%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82023-63%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82023-66%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72023+33%1989
MallardAnatidae72010+44%2003
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae62023+0%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae62022-40%2005
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52023-9%1989
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52023-12%1989
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52023-33%1996
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae52023-30%1997

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