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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Ruthbelle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on West Virginia Ruthbelle

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ruthbelle 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 StarlingSturnidae952025+243%1977
American RobinTurdidae562025+173%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae512025+5%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462025+46%1977
American CrowCorvidae352025+39%1977
House SparrowPasseridae282025+68%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025+51%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae262025+7%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae192025+47%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae18202511×1977
Common GrackleIcteridae182025+16%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182025+74%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025+73%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172025+200%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152025+700%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae152025+88%1977
OvenbirdParulidae142025+500%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+456%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+39%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025-15%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025+46%1977
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae122025+19%1977
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025+24%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-38%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025+67%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+5%1977
Blue JayCorvidae82025+150%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-53%1977
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+100%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae82025+56%1990
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72025+243%1977
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025-53%1977
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025+378%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+733%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025+240%2005
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+114%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-39%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+214%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+67%1986
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52024+67%2012

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