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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 37 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2024Span
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 SparrowPasserellidae372024-8%1989
American CrowCorvidae342024+56%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342024+0%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282024+207%1989
American RobinTurdidae242024-11%1989
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae202024-40%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202024-60%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162024-26%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+4%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae162024-37%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142024-61%1989
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae142024+173%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae132024-47%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112021+17%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024+76%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-23%1989
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024-34%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024-75%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-61%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae82009+300%2008
European StarlingSturnidae72024+16%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-12%1989
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72024+100%1990
American RedstartParulidae72024-3%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+100%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72003n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-66%1989
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae62024-59%1989
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024-56%1989
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024-67%1989
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+100%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+40%1993
Blue JayCorvidae42024+129%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-64%1989
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42024-73%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024-66%1989
Cerulean WarblerParulidae42024-53%1989
OvenbirdParulidae42024-49%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-8%1989
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32023+88%1989

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