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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 26 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae392017+363%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae312024-54%1993
Wood ThrushTurdidae282024-34%1993
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae222024+253%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024+26%1993
American RobinTurdidae212024+49%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024+13%1993
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae182024-35%1993
American CrowCorvidae172024+2%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024-75%1993
OvenbirdParulidae142024-51%1993
Hooded WarblerParulidae142024-35%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132024+150%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024+79%1993
Cerulean WarblerParulidae122024-71%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-35%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024-9%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024-46%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024-5%1993
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102024-65%1993
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae102024-67%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae102024-41%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-38%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+64%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024-8%1993
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62024+333%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52017-65%1993
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023+57%1993
Blue JayCorvidae42024+86%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-36%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024-32%1993
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae42024-44%1993
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+0%1997
Swainson's WarblerParulidae42024+175%1995
Common RavenCorvidae42024+83%2000
American RedstartParulidae32024+158%1993
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024-46%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024-50%1993
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32015+20%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22024-68%1993

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