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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Meadowville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on West Virginia Meadowville

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Meadowville 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
European StarlingSturnidae622025-3%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae492025+66%1974
American RobinTurdidae422025+64%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae282025+214%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272025-67%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252025-42%1974
American RedstartParulidae252025+386%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025+51%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae212025+41%1974
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae212025+141%1977
American CrowCorvidae202025-60%1974
OvenbirdParulidae182025+340%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025+61%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025-20%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142025+256%1974
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae132025+58%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+69%1974
Hooded WarblerParulidae112025+60%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112025+163%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+15%1974
House SparrowPasseridae102025+28%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025+78%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+633%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+19%1974
Blue JayCorvidae82025+286%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-72%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+10%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+450%1987
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+133%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025-47%1974
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae62025+67%1974
VeeryTurdidae62025+475%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52023-10%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025+200%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+200%1976
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52025+44%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+186%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51984n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52019+133%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-70%1974

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