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 Recorded
37Years Surveyed
1980–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on West Virginia Slate
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 86 | 2024 | +625% | 1982 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 55 | 2024 | +4% | 1982 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2024 | +208% | 1982 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 47 | 2024 | +550% | 1982 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 40 | 2024 | +12% | 1982 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 36 | 2024 | +2% | 1982 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2024 | +59% | 1982 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 27 | 2024 | +320% | 1982 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 23 | 2024 | +35% | 1982 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2024 | +350% | 1983 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2024 | -75% | 1982 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2024 | -9% | 1982 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | -77% | 1982 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 19 | 2024 | +422% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 17 | 2024 | +150% | 1982 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 16 | 2024 | +22% | 1982 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 14 | 2024 | -36% | 1982 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2024 | +367% | 1983 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 14 | 2023 | +63% | 1989 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 13 | 2024 | +26% | 1983 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2024 | +171% | 1988 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -53% | 1982 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | -36% | 1990 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -37% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +49% | 1982 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2024 | -15% | 1982 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 7 | 2024 | -64% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +39% | 1982 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 1985 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2024 | +125% | 1982 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +38% | 1983 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -66% | 1983 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +400% | 1990 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2023 | +443% | 1994 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | +60% | 1999 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -62% | 1982 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -13% | 1982 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -61% | 1982 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -62% | 1982 | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +75% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.