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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Meadland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Meadland

Top 40 of 99 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 RobinTurdidae942024+51%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae652024+35%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae472024-65%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352024+55%1999
European StarlingSturnidae342024-6%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024+71%1999
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae222023+175%1999
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212024+31%1999
Gray CatbirdMimidae202024-11%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024+172%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024+25%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae162024+31%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024-30%1999
Wood ThrushTurdidae162024+185%1999
American CrowCorvidae152024-48%1999
House SparrowPasseridae142024-48%1999
American RedstartParulidae132024+171%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-61%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-14%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024-50%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024-13%1999
Blue JayCorvidae102024+71%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+171%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024-34%1999
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae102024+171%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+79%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024+44%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024-12%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82021+160%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae72024+0%1999
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-23%1999
Yellow WarblerParulidae72024-14%1999
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72024+100%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-32%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-5%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024-16%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-29%1999
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+200%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-29%1999
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42024-13%1999

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