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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Three Forks Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Three Forks

Top 40 of 111 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 VireoVireonidae582025-45%1974
European StarlingSturnidae372025+74%1974
American RobinTurdidae362025+43%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae302025+350%1974
American RedstartParulidae302025+222%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae212025+71%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae202025-36%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192025+54%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182025-2%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172025-14%1974
OvenbirdParulidae172025+177%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+8%1974
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae142025-3%1974
Hooded WarblerParulidae142025+80%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-40%1974
American CrowCorvidae122025-43%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025+480%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+429%1985
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+190%1974
Northern ParulaParulidae102025+17%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025-54%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+27%2002
Blue JayCorvidae92025+200%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+35%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92025+0%1974
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92025+45%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+133%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-30%1974
House SparrowPasseridae82025-39%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+650%2003
VeeryTurdidae82025-17%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+31%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-3%1974
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae72025+533%1994
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72025+283%2004
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-68%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+50%1974
Common RavenCorvidae52017+111%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025-33%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+28%1974

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