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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Arcola Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
1971–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Arcola

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Arcola 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae492024+133%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae422024-10%1973
American CrowCorvidae402024+23%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332024+61%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae322024-44%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae312024-3%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae312024+10%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272024-57%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae262024+91%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252024+15%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252024-82%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae252024+417%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae202024+483%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192024-53%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae142024+7%1973
American RobinTurdidae132024-58%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+0%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024-24%1973
OvenbirdParulidae122024+3%1973
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122024-20%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024+15%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024-36%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+71%1973
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae102024+113%1974
Hooded WarblerParulidae102024+188%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+273%1973
Fish CrowCorvidae102024+140%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae92024-65%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024-49%1973
Prairie WarblerParulidae92024-66%1973
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024-50%1973
House FinchFringillidae92024+23%1993
European StarlingSturnidae82024-62%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-84%1973
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82024+118%1973
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024-48%1973
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+775%1974
Blue JayCorvidae62024-84%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62024-48%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+60%1973

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