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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Rockport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Rockport

Top 40 of 100 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 StarlingSturnidae842024-58%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae632024+111%1969
American RobinTurdidae602024+111%1969
American CrowCorvidae512024+66%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae402024+230%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae372024-74%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352024+318%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024+97%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae282024-3%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024+11%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae172024-62%1969
House SparrowPasseridae172024-45%1969
Blue JayCorvidae152024+145%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024-25%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+180%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae132024+0%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024-61%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-75%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024+750%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae112024-75%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112024-34%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024-61%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024+2%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024-29%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024-59%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024-52%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72024+30%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024-66%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-68%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024-79%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024-22%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+533%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+150%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+26%1978
House FinchFringillidae62024-27%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+53%2006
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62021+25%2006
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+100%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+86%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024-72%1969

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