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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Washburn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
1974–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Washburn

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Washburn 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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202022+211%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025-36%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152025-14%1976
American CrowCorvidae142025-3%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae132022+550%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-55%1976
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae13200813×2007
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82015+160%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+10%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82022+42%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae71976+17%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae72022+80%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-14%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62022-7%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025+17%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025-35%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025+0%1976
American RobinTurdidae62025-12%1976
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae52022+229%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-26%1976
Cerulean WarblerParulidae52022+15%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-19%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+150%1976
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52022+150%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025+8%1976
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+0%1976
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae42022+8%1976
Prairie WarblerParulidae42022-78%1976
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025-13%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42015+167%1995
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42022+0%1991
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae31987+100%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae32004-17%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+24%1976
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32015-56%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-52%1976
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32025-33%1976
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae32022-29%1976
Hooded WarblerParulidae32025+150%1976
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32025+19%1976

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