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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Pt Pleasant Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Pt Pleasant

Top 40 of 98 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 StarlingSturnidae902023+6%1975
American RobinTurdidae412023+142%1975
American CrowCorvidae392023-22%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae392023+7%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382023-15%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae372023-41%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae332023+46%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae302023+70%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae262023+81%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242023-23%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae232023+213%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae212023+42%1975
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202023+25%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae172023+371%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae17202313×1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142023-38%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae132023-71%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132023+44%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122023-69%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112023+71%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112023+89%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102023+125%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102023-16%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae92023-62%1975
Blue JayCorvidae82023-10%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82023+73%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82023+113%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72023+150%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae72023-34%2016
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62023+250%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae62023+18%1975
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62023+30%1975
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62023+160%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae52023-75%1975
Brown ThrasherMimidae52023-58%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52023+40%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52022-73%2005
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42023+25%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae42023-72%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae42023-40%1975

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