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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Smithfield Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Smithfield

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Smithfield 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 StarlingSturnidae412024+234%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae362024+11%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae332024+1%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322024+85%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae322024+629%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292024+13%1996
American RobinTurdidae292024-22%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae282024-20%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272024-74%1996
American CrowCorvidae242024-28%1996
American RedstartParulidae232024+17%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae202024-47%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192024-7%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024+333%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172024+190%1997
Northern ParulaParulidae162024+90%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024+93%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-26%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-74%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024-65%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+92%1996
Blue JayCorvidae112024+16%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112024-71%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024-20%1996
MallardAnatidae101996+67%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+271%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+29%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102021+367%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82024-28%1996
OvenbirdParulidae82024-46%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+0%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+139%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae72017+600%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024+14%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+53%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024+100%1996
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52014+25%2008
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+0%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-39%1996
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42024-17%1996

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