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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2025Span
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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae392025-10%1978
American RobinTurdidae372025+32%1978
American RedstartParulidae312025+450%1979
European StarlingSturnidae242025-28%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025+32%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae222025+85%1978
American CrowCorvidae212025-26%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025-69%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae192025-23%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192025+13%1978
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae192025+194%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025-23%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025-33%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+19%1978
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae132025-31%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+23%1993
House SparrowPasseridae112025+167%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025-22%1978
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae102025+211%1978
Blue JayCorvidae92025+313%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-46%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025-47%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-68%1978
OvenbirdParulidae82025+200%1979
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-76%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-20%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025-55%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+380%1979
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+42%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+73%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-62%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-54%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025+13%2016
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42025-48%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025-64%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+57%1979
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025-15%1978
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-45%1978
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae41989n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025+200%1978

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