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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 36 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2022Span
6Observers

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
American CrowCorvidae532022+14%1976
American RobinTurdidae322022+43%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312022-8%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae282022+19%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262022-45%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242022-13%1976
Blue JayCorvidae202022+429%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202022+211%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192022+41%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae182022+40%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae182022+22%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172022-32%1976
European StarlingSturnidae162022-22%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae162022+625%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152022+14%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152015+48%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152022+179%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae142022-50%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142022-31%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae132022+550%1976
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132022+35%1976
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae13200813×2007
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122022+271%1988
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92022+10%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae92022+29%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae92022+24%1976
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae92022+525%1981
OvenbirdParulidae92022+88%1976
Hooded WarblerParulidae92022+167%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82015+160%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82022+42%1976
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82022+3%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae71976+17%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72022-28%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae72022+80%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62022-7%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52022+575%1986
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae52022+229%1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae52015-57%1976
Cerulean WarblerParulidae52022+15%1976

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