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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Nicut Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Nicut

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nicut 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
Song SparrowPasserellidae452025-17%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae372025-32%1989
American RedstartParulidae312025+84%1989
American CrowCorvidae302025+27%1989
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae272025-21%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae272025-28%1989
European StarlingSturnidae232025+40%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025-59%1989
American RobinTurdidae232025-24%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae212025-53%1989
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae202025+5%1989
Yellow WarblerParulidae202025-32%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025-56%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae182025-51%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+6%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162025-13%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025-21%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112021+17%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112025-50%1989
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae112025+153%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025+222%1989
OvenbirdParulidae102025-31%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+136%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025-59%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-65%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025-25%1989
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae82025+17%1989
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae82025-33%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae82009+300%2008
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025-69%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+71%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72003n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae62025+100%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025-82%1989
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025-61%1989
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025-62%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+53%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-72%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-17%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32022-55%1989

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