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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Valley Head Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 42 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 →
42Years 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
10Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Valley Head

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Valley Head 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae412024-35%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae342024-15%1971
American RedstartParulidae33202412×1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae322024-29%1971
American RobinTurdidae312024-44%1971
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae292024+214%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024-44%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae222024+173%1971
European StarlingSturnidae192024-48%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae192024+23%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182024+24%1971
American CrowCorvidae162024-70%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024-21%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-21%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152024+30%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142024+413%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024+378%1981
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024-20%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+9%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-64%1971
VeeryTurdidae102024+60%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae92024-40%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+450%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82024+41%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-37%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82024-33%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024-45%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-77%1971
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62024+42%2016
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024+44%1972
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae52024+367%1979
Hooded WarblerParulidae42024+467%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-72%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42023-22%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024-67%1976
Common RavenCorvidae42023+300%1984
MallardAnatidae42006+300%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+250%2009
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-13%1973
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+100%1973

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