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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Meadland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on West Virginia Meadland

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Meadland 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 RobinTurdidae1732025+133%1999
European StarlingSturnidae862025+15%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae762025-59%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae632025+58%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025+78%1999
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae342025+69%1999
House SparrowPasseridae322025-15%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292025+22%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232025+27%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025+91%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025+69%1999
American CrowCorvidae182025-42%1999
Yellow WarblerParulidae172025+19%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+67%1999
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+0%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132025-8%1999
Gray CatbirdMimidae132025-19%1999
American RedstartParulidae122025+286%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025+37%1999
Blue JayCorvidae112025+106%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-67%1999
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025+165%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025-34%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025-35%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-8%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+4%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+64%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+24%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+143%1999
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025+83%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025-7%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-22%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-54%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae42025+5%1999
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025+125%1999
OvenbirdParulidae42025+100%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+18%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+143%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-40%1999
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-31%1999

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