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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Arapahoe Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.

87Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1995Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Arapahoe

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Arapahoe 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
Fish CrowCorvidae491995+900%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae461995+13%1968
European StarlingSturnidae441995+131%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae411995+2%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae361995-10%1968
Laughing GullLaridae351992n/an/a
Eastern TowheePasserellidae331995-19%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae301995+191%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae301995+550%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae221995-29%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae221995+14%1968
Blue JayCorvidae191995-2%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae181995+39%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae171995+160%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae161995+59%1968
American RobinTurdidae151995+425%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae141995-84%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae141995+135%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae131995+257%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae121995+20%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae121995-51%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae111995+200%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae111995+2%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae111995+175%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae101995+59%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae101995+5%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae101995+900%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae91995+52%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae91995+55%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae91995-22%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae81995+32%1968
American CrowCorvidae81995-24%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae71995+156%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae71995+157%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae71995+133%1969
House SparrowPasseridae61992-66%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae61995-54%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae51995-59%1968
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae41989+167%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae41994+140%1968

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