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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Paradise Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Paradise

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Paradise 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492025-3%1970
American CrowCorvidae482025-18%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412025-36%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae382025+18%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae352025+84%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312025-14%1970
House SparrowPasseridae262025-51%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242025+60%1970
American RobinTurdidae222025-31%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025+46%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+414%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025+271%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+10%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae162025+57%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152025+214%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025-55%1970
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae142025+300%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-75%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae132023-43%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae132025+64%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+8%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+160%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+150%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025-35%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-49%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025-83%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae92023-79%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+0%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92025+350%2010
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+120%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-74%1970
European StarlingSturnidae62025-40%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025+56%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-60%1970
Blue JayCorvidae52025+6%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-31%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025+160%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-83%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025-68%1971
Prairie WarblerParulidae42025-60%1970

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