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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Sleepy Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 22 survey years, no longer active.

115Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1990Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Sleepy Creek

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sleepy Creek 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 StarlingSturnidae731990-52%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae681990-44%1968
American RobinTurdidae661990-24%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae481990+4%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae411990-30%1968
American CrowCorvidae391990-66%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae361990+23%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae351990+43%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae351970-22%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae321990+613%1969
House SparrowPasseridae301990-74%1968
House FinchFringillidae281990+324%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae261990+21%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae261990+200%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae231990+8%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae201990+417%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae191990-4%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae191990-72%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae171990-61%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae171990-51%1968
Blue JayCorvidae151990+136%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae151990-71%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae131990+95%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae121990+54%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae121990-59%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae111990-47%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae111990+177%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae101990-39%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae101990-21%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae101980-50%1967
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae91990+122%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae91990+55%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae91990+78%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae81990-24%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae81990+107%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae71990+267%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae71990-7%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae71990-25%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae71990+64%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae61990-59%1968

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