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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 43 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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-eyed VireoVireonidae432025-29%1971
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae432025+264%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422025-39%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae392025-17%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae352025-50%1971
American RedstartParulidae31202514×1972
American RobinTurdidae292025-52%1971
American CrowCorvidae242025-70%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae242025+123%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae232025+35%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae212025-25%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+600%1972
European StarlingSturnidae162025-59%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae162025-36%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152025-21%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-61%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142025+33%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+17%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025+7%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025+89%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025+367%1981
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+59%1971
Hooded WarblerParulidae92025+500%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82025-52%1971
VeeryTurdidae82025+8%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+325%2009
Northern ParulaParulidae72025-8%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-45%1971
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025-48%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025-29%1971
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62025+140%1994
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-31%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62025+350%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+46%1975
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae62025+367%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-54%1971
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52025+67%2016
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae42025+50%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025+25%1973
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42025-65%1971

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