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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Rockport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 30 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 →
30Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Rockport

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

Species recorded on the Rockport 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 StarlingSturnidae802025-40%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae762025+154%1969
American CrowCorvidae552025+102%1969
American RobinTurdidae502025+109%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae412025+222%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae302025+9%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025+87%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025+41%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252025-71%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242025+3%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025+0%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025-64%1969
Blue JayCorvidae202025+145%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172025+0%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+300%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae142025-68%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae122025-38%1969
House SparrowPasseridae122025-60%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-4%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-57%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-66%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025+20%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025-36%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+10%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-51%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+500%1970
House FinchFringillidae82025+36%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025-51%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-33%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+26%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+53%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+133%1969
American RedstartParulidae52024-41%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-59%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+675%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-63%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+43%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+50%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025-48%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae32025+75%1979

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