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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Welch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Welch

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Welch 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
House SparrowPasseridae762025+9%2002
American CrowCorvidae442025+58%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae362025+2%2002
Blue JayCorvidae352025-5%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae312025+69%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025+18%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae292025-39%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242025+64%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232025-12%2002
American RobinTurdidae202025+4%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192025+439%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae172025+38%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025+125%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae132025-8%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025+417%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae122025-41%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122025+173%2005
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112021-24%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112023-21%2003
Hooded WarblerParulidae112025-11%2002
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025-61%2002
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae112025+583%2004
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82025-39%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+50%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-2%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+17%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+131%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+37%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+57%2002
American RedstartParulidae52025+250%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025-4%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae52023+60%2005
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+125%2016
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025+180%2002
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025-13%2002
Common RavenCorvidae42025+60%2003
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32018+140%2002
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-56%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023+20%2002
Swainson's WarblerParulidae32025+33%2007

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