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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Shanghai Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Shanghai

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shanghai 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 VireoVireonidae632025+27%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae392025-30%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025+0%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae282025+103%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-30%2000
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae262025+42%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae252025+2%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222025+22%2000
American RobinTurdidae202025-39%2000
OvenbirdParulidae192025+150%2000
American CrowCorvidae142025-54%2000
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025+9%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025-52%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025+42%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-62%2000
Blue JayCorvidae112025-25%2000
House FinchFringillidae112025-35%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112025-66%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025+44%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+7%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025-36%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-8%2000
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82025+20%2000
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+119%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+3%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72021-50%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025+9%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae72022-8%2010
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025-55%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62022-30%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-55%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+9%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+57%2000
Common RavenCorvidae52025+325%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+180%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025-37%2002
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae42025-47%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae42025+13%2000
American RedstartParulidae42025+50%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae42021+50%2001

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