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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Mo Of Seneca Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Mo Of Seneca

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mo Of Seneca 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 RobinTurdidae602025+32%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae392025-37%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae342025+53%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252025-35%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025-59%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae192025-26%1971
European StarlingSturnidae172025-77%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162025+27%1971
American CrowCorvidae142025-29%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-74%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae132025-33%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae122025+100%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025-68%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025-14%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025-19%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+314%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025+363%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025+130%1971
Common RavenCorvidae62025+240%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025-61%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-65%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+0%1971
OvenbirdParulidae52025+433%1983
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-17%1971
Blue JayCorvidae42025+120%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-83%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025-7%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+289%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42019-50%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025-66%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+27%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32019-33%1971
American RedstartParulidae32025+130%1972
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-33%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024+0%1977
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32017+33%1989
Bald EagleAccipitridae32023+200%2009
Green HeronArdeidae22017-38%1975
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae21972+100%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025-82%1971

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