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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Sugar Grove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Sugar Grove

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sugar Grove 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae752025+95%1971
American RobinTurdidae732025+96%1971
American CrowCorvidae462025+8%1971
European StarlingSturnidae292025-42%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025+930%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae262025+9%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae242025-42%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192025+33%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+83%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae142025+227%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-62%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae122025+830%1994
Blue JayCorvidae122025+69%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025-10%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025+150%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102025+14%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025-22%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+220%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92025+71%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+288%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82025-6%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025-41%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025-35%1974
Northern ParulaParulidae72016+25%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025-6%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae72006+633%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-10%1971
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae61976+233%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+100%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-40%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-79%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-59%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-50%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-47%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025-44%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024+43%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae42023+450%1978
Common RavenCorvidae42025+11%1986
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+200%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae42025-42%2002

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