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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Slate Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on West Virginia Slate

Top 40 of 102 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
European StarlingSturnidae862024+625%1982
American RobinTurdidae552024+4%1982
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502024+208%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024+550%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402024+12%1982
American CrowCorvidae362024+2%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae312024+59%1982
Blue JayCorvidae272024+320%1982
Wood ThrushTurdidae232024+35%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212024+350%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202024-75%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202024-9%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae192024-77%1982
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192024+422%1982
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024+150%1982
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+22%1982
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142024-36%1982
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+367%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae142023+63%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132024+26%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024+171%1988
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024-53%1982
House FinchFringillidae112024-36%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-37%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024+49%1982
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024-15%1982
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024-64%1982
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+39%1982
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+0%1985
House SparrowPasseridae62024+125%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+38%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-66%1983
American RedstartParulidae62024+400%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae62023+443%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+60%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-62%1982
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42024-13%1982
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024-61%1982
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-62%1982
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae42024+75%1984

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