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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Moundsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

106Species 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Moundsville

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Moundsville 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 StarlingSturnidae532025+4%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362025-56%1974
American RobinTurdidae332025+7%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae312025+147%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae272025+26%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae262025-28%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae252025+10%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232025-26%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232025+27%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae202025-43%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192025-32%1974
American CrowCorvidae182025-22%1974
American RedstartParulidae182025+378%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025-13%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025+206%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025-14%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025-61%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025-72%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-51%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-23%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025-44%1974
Blue JayCorvidae92025+250%1979
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025-9%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025+146%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025-6%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-60%1974
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-47%1974
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+183%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-61%1974
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025+300%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+110%1974
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025+375%2001
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025-26%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-62%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-33%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-82%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025-61%1974
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+120%1974
Cerulean WarblerParulidae42024-63%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42024-92%1974

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