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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Wymer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.

75Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2015Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Wymer

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wymer 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
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae272015-10%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252015-70%1997
American RobinTurdidae212015+10%1997
Wood ThrushTurdidae162015+24%1997
OvenbirdParulidae152015-9%1997
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae122015+105%1997
Common RavenCorvidae102015+160%1998
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae92014+125%1995
Blue JayCorvidae82014+150%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82015+100%1997
VeeryTurdidae82015+23%1997
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae82002+400%1999
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72015+127%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62015-19%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62015-57%1997
American RedstartParulidae62015+173%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52015-59%1997
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52015+11%1997
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae52015+80%1997
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52015+140%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae42014+0%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae42015-46%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae42009+100%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae42014+350%1998
Barred OwlStrigidae42014+150%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae42014+60%2008
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32014-30%1997
American CrowCorvidae32015-3%1997
Mourning WarblerParulidae32009-44%1997
Hooded WarblerParulidae32015+167%1998
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32014+67%1998
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae32015+100%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae32014-17%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22015+88%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22014+0%1999
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae22015+11%1997
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22015+108%1997
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22015+50%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae22015+0%1998
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22014+25%2003

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