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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 27 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 →
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 →
1980–2024Span
5Observers

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
European StarlingSturnidae572024-30%1993
American RobinTurdidae422024-41%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302024+756%1993
American CrowCorvidae292024-49%1993
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272024+18%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae252024-17%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae232024-43%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232024-13%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202024-60%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192024-20%1993
Wood ThrushTurdidae182024-34%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+14%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132024-21%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae122023-78%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024+50%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae112024-39%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024-30%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+100%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-30%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102024+23%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024-66%1993
Blue JayCorvidae92024-25%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-4%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-57%1993
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82021+14%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+0%1993
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72022+67%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-72%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-49%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-20%1993
Black VultureCathartidae72019+267%2008
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-37%1993
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+350%2011
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52013n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-53%1993
Common RavenCorvidae42024+150%2021
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32022+0%1997
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae31980n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-66%1993
OvenbirdParulidae32024-31%1993

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