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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Mt Storm Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

85Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1975Span
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Bird Species Found on West Virginia Mt Storm

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt Storm 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 StarlingSturnidae1051975+80%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1011975+92%1969
American RobinTurdidae661975+94%1969
American CrowCorvidae551975+122%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae541975+147%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae341975+60%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae311975+75%1969
House SparrowPasseridae221975+3%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae211975+75%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae211975-23%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae191975+95%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae181975-16%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae171975-11%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae161975+21%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae151975+110%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae151975+192%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae131975-18%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae121975+63%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae101975+467%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae91975+100%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae91975+34%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae91975-27%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae81975+86%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae71975+122%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae61975-6%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae51975+100%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae41975+40%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae41975+8%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae41975+56%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae41975+11%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae41975+150%1972
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae41975n/an/a
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae31975+14%1971
Magnolia WarblerParulidae31969+200%1966
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae31973-56%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae31974+100%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae31975+225%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae31975-29%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae31975+20%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae31975+100%1971

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