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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Richwood Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Richwood

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Richwood 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae512024-11%1982
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252024+21%1982
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae242024+194%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202024-8%1982
American CrowCorvidae182024+37%1982
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae142024+75%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae132024+46%1982
OvenbirdParulidae112024+50%1982
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+227%1983
American RobinTurdidae112024+15%1982
European StarlingSturnidae102024+50%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024+15%1982
Hooded WarblerParulidae102024-13%1982
American RedstartParulidae92024+300%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+93%1982
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82024+15%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+100%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024+10%1982
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72024+250%1982
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024+117%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024+200%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72016+300%2004
Chimney SwiftApodidae62023+50%1982
Canada WarblerParulidae62024-40%1982
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+13%1982
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-41%1982
VeeryTurdidae62024-69%1982
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+300%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+500%1985
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-28%1982
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52024+122%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+56%1982
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024-26%1982
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024+264%1983
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+0%1982
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42024-37%1982
Common RavenCorvidae42024+11%1994
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae42021+150%1987
House FinchFringillidae42023+100%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024+308%1983

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