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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Smithfield Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Smithfield

Top 40 of 98 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
American RobinTurdidae682025+25%1996
European StarlingSturnidae462025+240%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae442025-66%1996
House SparrowPasseridae442025+189%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025+0%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae322024+629%2016
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312025+75%1996
American RedstartParulidae292025+11%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae282025-60%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212025+7%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae202025-27%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025-11%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182025+121%1996
American CrowCorvidae162025-32%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae162025-49%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-73%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae152025-8%1996
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae142025-14%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae132025+29%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025-19%1996
OvenbirdParulidae122025-43%1996
MallardAnatidae101996+67%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-49%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025+317%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72025-14%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+139%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025-55%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+42%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+50%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025-47%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-59%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025-58%1996
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52014+25%2008
Blue JayCorvidae42025+5%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-39%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42025-79%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42023-57%1996
House FinchFringillidae42025+100%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42023-39%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025+47%1997

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