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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Shanghai Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2022Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Shanghai

Top 40 of 103 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 VireoVireonidae412022+9%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392022+37%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322022-35%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282022+0%2000
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae262022+90%2000
American CrowCorvidae212022-53%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212022+47%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202022+82%2000
Field SparrowPasserellidae202022+14%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192022+61%2000
American RobinTurdidae192022-38%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae162022-49%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae152022-59%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae142022+43%2000
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142022+30%2000
OvenbirdParulidae142022+122%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142022-43%2000
Blue JayCorvidae132022-38%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae132022-8%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae132022-62%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae122022+200%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112022-6%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112022+42%2000
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112022+196%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112022-19%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102022+39%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102022+53%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae92022+9%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92022-63%2000
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae92022-16%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae92022-57%2000
European StarlingSturnidae82022-76%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82022+17%2000
Common RavenCorvidae72022+325%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72021-50%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae72022-8%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62022-30%2000
House FinchFringillidae52022-42%2000
Brown ThrasherMimidae52022-21%2000
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52022-37%2002

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