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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 46 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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
Rock PigeonColumbidae792024+750%1994
American RobinTurdidae782024+91%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae752024+123%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae53202411×1971
American CrowCorvidae432024+13%1971
European StarlingSturnidae272024-3%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae232024+18%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae222024-15%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222024+83%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae172024-54%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172024+16%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162023+467%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024-37%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024+35%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+313%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae132024+218%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024-80%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122024+7%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024+164%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+8%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-8%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024+114%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae92023-55%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024-42%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024-62%1971
Common RavenCorvidae82024+33%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024-46%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-62%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-43%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae72016+25%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae72006+633%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+100%1972
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae61976+233%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+125%1971
Blue JayCorvidae52024+0%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024-6%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42024+0%1971
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024-59%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024+43%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae42023+450%1978

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