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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Three Forks Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Three Forks

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Three Forks 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 VireoVireonidae552024-55%1974
European StarlingSturnidae382024+51%1974
American RedstartParulidae352024+181%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae272024-5%1974
American RobinTurdidae272024+19%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae232024-38%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae232024+63%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024-39%1974
Hooded WarblerParulidae182024+30%1974
American CrowCorvidae172024-41%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152024+48%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024-4%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142024+257%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122024+3%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-22%1974
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112024-27%1974
Blue JayCorvidae102024+144%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae102024+45%1974
OvenbirdParulidae102024+62%1974
House SparrowPasseridae102024-48%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae92024+250%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024-8%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024-18%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024-53%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+550%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae92024+400%1985
VeeryTurdidae92024-7%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+110%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024+400%1974
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62024+183%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+122%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+0%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-39%1974
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae52024+140%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-67%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+117%1974
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52024+333%1994
Common RavenCorvidae52017+111%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+12%1974
Cerulean WarblerParulidae42016+40%1976

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