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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Pt Pleasant Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Pt Pleasant

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pt Pleasant 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 StarlingSturnidae1722025+25%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae852025-16%1975
American CrowCorvidae602025-10%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532025-1%1975
American RobinTurdidae502025+159%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae482025-58%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae452025+613%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae422025+13%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025+55%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae402025+193%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae342025+169%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312025+89%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae282025+123%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae242025+31%2016
Wood ThrushTurdidae232025+247%1975
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212025+69%1975
Carolina ChickadeeParidae202025+180%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae20202515×1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae192025-11%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae182025-30%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-23%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025-47%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152025+31%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025-4%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152025+12%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025+457%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+150%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae132025+100%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae122025+0%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112025+107%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+267%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+200%1975
Blue JayCorvidae82025+5%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-68%1975
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82025-81%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025-26%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+80%1976
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-49%1976
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72025+180%1997
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025+63%1976

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