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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Meadowville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Meadowville

Top 40 of 120 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae652024+63%1974
American RobinTurdidae382024+64%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae322024+67%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024+250%1974
American RedstartParulidae272024+371%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae262024+94%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232024-74%1974
European StarlingSturnidae222024-17%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024+575%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172024-22%1974
American CrowCorvidae162024-59%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae162023+411%2002
OvenbirdParulidae152024+260%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae152024+200%1974
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae152024+127%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae142024+74%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024+28%1974
House SparrowPasseridae122024+0%1974
Hooded WarblerParulidae112024+30%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+133%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024+7%1974
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102024+42%1974
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae102024+171%1974
Blue JayCorvidae92024+257%1975
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae92024+47%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+111%1974
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92024+143%1980
VeeryTurdidae92024+575%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+19%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-51%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+4%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+320%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024+600%1974
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52023-10%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024-63%1974
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52024+200%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024+80%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+450%1987
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51984n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52019+133%1994

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