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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Slate Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Slate

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Slate 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae692025+259%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642025+75%1982
American RobinTurdidae562025+14%1982
Wood ThrushTurdidae432025+56%1982
European StarlingSturnidae372025+198%1982
American CrowCorvidae362025+14%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025+544%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae302025+55%1982
Blue JayCorvidae272025+320%1982
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025+88%1982
House SparrowPasseridae262025+208%1982
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025-4%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-68%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162025+31%1982
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-76%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-14%1982
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025-57%1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae142023+63%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+450%1983
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025+411%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025+281%1983
House FinchFringillidae112025+0%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-49%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025-29%1982
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025-46%1982
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+63%1983
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+130%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025+243%1988
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+15%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-53%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+60%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-69%1982
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+25%1987
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-40%1982
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-79%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+88%1983
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025+343%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+11%1982
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-60%1982
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+60%1982

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