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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 47 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
4Observers

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
American RobinTurdidae962024+180%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae732024+40%1977
European StarlingSturnidae602024+226%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae552024+5%1977
American CrowCorvidae402024+22%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312024+246%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae302024+3%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae292024+59%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae282024-4%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262024+73%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242024+53%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024+914%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae222024+51%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024+34%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202024+389%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae192024+678%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182024+58%1977
OvenbirdParulidae172024+457%1977
House FinchFringillidae172024+322%1987
American GoldfinchFringillidae162024+33%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae152024+186%1980
BobolinkIcteridae142024+189%1977
Gray CatbirdMimidae142024+17%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+640%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-41%1977
Yellow WarblerParulidae122024-51%1977
American RedstartParulidae122024+480%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024+62%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024-39%1977
House SparrowPasseridae112024+10%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112024+233%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+26%1977
Blue JayCorvidae102024+130%1978
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92024+0%1977
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92024+200%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae9202412×1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024+80%1977
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024-17%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024-11%1977
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+300%1986

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