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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Richwood Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Richwood

Top 40 of 107 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 VireoVireonidae272025-24%1982
American CrowCorvidae252025+60%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212025+5%1982
American RobinTurdidae202025+7%1982
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae192025+291%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+167%1982
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-7%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+150%1982
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae112025+79%1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae102025+167%1983
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae102025+212%1982
Hooded WarblerParulidae102025+4%1982
VeeryTurdidae102025-68%1982
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025-21%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-20%1982
Blue JayCorvidae82025+22%1983
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae82025+0%1982
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025+0%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025+3%1982
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72025-5%1982
OvenbirdParulidae72025+17%1982
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025+20%1982
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-36%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025+250%1994
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72016+300%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+0%1982
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025+225%1982
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025-22%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+500%1985
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+200%2004
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+55%1982
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52025-21%1982
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+0%1982
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+200%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025+300%1985
Common RavenCorvidae52025+33%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+127%1983
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+100%1987
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+167%1992
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42025+167%1995

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