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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Strange Crk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
1982–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Strange Crk

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Strange Crk 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae402025-53%1993
European StarlingSturnidae392017+363%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae302025-32%1993
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae252025-26%1993
Hooded WarblerParulidae232025-12%1993
American CrowCorvidae202025+14%1993
OvenbirdParulidae202025-37%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae202025+18%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-69%1993
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae162025+327%1994
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae132025-42%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+111%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-21%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025+20%1993
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae122025-66%1993
American RobinTurdidae112025+29%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-40%1993
American RedstartParulidae92025+113%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025-30%1993
Cerulean WarblerParulidae82025-67%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025-31%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae72025-24%1993
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae72025-13%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025-52%1993
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025-40%1993
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62024+333%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025-50%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+91%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025+14%1993
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025-64%1993
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023+57%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-33%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+93%1993
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42025+33%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+33%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32025+0%1993
Blue JayCorvidae22025+100%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-87%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22025+0%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae22025-29%1993

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