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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Smoot Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
1980–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Smoot

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Smoot 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 RobinTurdidae362025-38%1993
European StarlingSturnidae352025-42%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae342025-23%1993
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332025+13%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312025-29%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025-54%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae252025+41%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222025-14%1993
American CrowCorvidae202025-47%1993
American RedstartParulidae202025+286%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae192025-28%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+4%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+222%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae152025-44%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae152025-27%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae152025-13%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025-65%1993
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142025+36%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025-21%1993
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122025+14%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025-33%1993
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-5%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102025+100%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-82%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92025-70%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-77%1993
Common RavenCorvidae92025+40%2022
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae92025+120%2022
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025+17%1993
OvenbirdParulidae82025+15%1993
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+200%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025-55%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025-52%1993
Black VultureCathartidae72025+222%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+167%1994
Blue JayCorvidae62025-40%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62025-48%1993
Hooded WarblerParulidae62025+29%2012
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+16%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-59%1993

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