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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Monongah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
1966–2022Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Monongah

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Monongah 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 RobinTurdidae692022+119%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae572022+4%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562022+166%1968
American CrowCorvidae482022+17%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae472022-3%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae38202218×1968
European StarlingSturnidae332022+53%1968
Blue JayCorvidae24202213×1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae232022+40%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae212022-29%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212022+58%1968
House SparrowPasseridae192022-44%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182022+492%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152022+100%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae152022+26%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142022+286%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae132022+79%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112022+217%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102022+7%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92022-58%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92022-32%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae92022+44%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82022+583%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae82019-70%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae72022+350%1971
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72022+300%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62022-70%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62022-79%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022+229%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62022+117%1976
House FinchFringillidae62019+91%1985
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52022-47%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52019-33%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52022+56%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae42019-75%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae42022-79%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae42019-18%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42022+33%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32019+120%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32022+63%1968

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