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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Sutton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2024Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Sutton

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sutton 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
American RobinTurdidae492024+37%1978
European StarlingSturnidae302024-35%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae242024+62%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202024+9%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024+40%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae172024-23%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024-28%1978
Blue JayCorvidae152024+275%1978
American CrowCorvidae152024-37%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024-23%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae152024-20%1978
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae152024+135%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132024-37%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024+19%1978
American RedstartParulidae112024+260%1979
House SparrowPasseridae112024+133%1978
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae102024+122%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+38%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-74%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024+420%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024-64%1978
OvenbirdParulidae82024+263%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+340%1979
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-53%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-32%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+83%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-39%1978
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+180%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae62024+29%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024-31%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+64%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-60%1978
Hooded WarblerParulidae52024+0%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024-9%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-76%1978
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42024-44%1978
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae41989n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024+550%1978
Cerulean WarblerParulidae32024+75%1978
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32023-69%1978

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