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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Yellow Spg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Yellow Spg

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Yellow Spg 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
Eastern TowheePasserellidae262023+300%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae242023+171%1974
American CrowCorvidae222023-80%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22202313×1974
American RobinTurdidae222023+53%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212023+225%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae202023+413%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae182023+27%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152023+235%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152023+39%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae132023+107%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132023+63%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132023+117%1979
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112023+182%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112022+111%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae112023+233%1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112022+29%1977
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92022+200%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae82022+56%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae82023-71%1975
Blue JayCorvidae82023+175%1975
Brown ThrasherMimidae72023+160%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72023+160%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae72023+33%1974
Common RavenCorvidae62023+175%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62023+32%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae62022+200%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62023+550%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae62023+125%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52023-4%1974
European StarlingSturnidae52023+6%1974
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52022+375%1978
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52023+153%1976
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae52022+133%1977
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52022+433%1992
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42023-23%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023+141%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae42023+5%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42023+270%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42023+340%1974

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