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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 15 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2023Span
8Observers

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
European StarlingSturnidae822023+171%2002
American RobinTurdidae812023+3%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae742023+76%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae512023-4%2002
American CrowCorvidae502023+35%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae472023+20%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402023+331%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae352023-41%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae352022+378%2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae312023+4%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae302023+0%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae272023+49%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae252023-8%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252023-12%2002
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae212023+100%2004
American RedstartParulidae182023+270%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162023+260%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162023+110%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae152022-41%2002
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae152022+533%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae142023-62%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae122023+12%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112021-24%2005
Blue JayCorvidae112023-42%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112023-21%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae112023+52%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92023+91%2005
Purple MartinHirundinidae82022+217%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae82023+5%2002
House SparrowPasseridae82023-55%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae72023+28%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52023+50%2002
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52023+240%2002
Northern ParulaParulidae52023+55%2002
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52022-54%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae52023+60%2005
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+0%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023+14%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42021+300%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32018+140%2002

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