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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Beargrass Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.

84Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1981Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Beargrass

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Beargrass 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
Common GrackleIcteridae3271981+68%1968
House SparrowPasseridae2181981-16%1968
European StarlingSturnidae2031981+35%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae481981+37%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae401981+61%1968
American CrowCorvidae371981-4%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae351981+214%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae331981-26%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae331981-29%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae291981+205%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae271981+23%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae251981+36%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae241981+56%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae231981+192%1971
Fish CrowCorvidae22198122×1969
American RobinTurdidae221981+330%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae211981+30%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae201981+59%1968
Blue JayCorvidae181981-10%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae171981-30%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae171981+200%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae161981-26%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae151981-5%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae141981+147%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae141981+14%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae141981+25%1968
OvenbirdParulidae131981+129%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae111981+163%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae111981+62%1968
Green HeronArdeidae101981+5%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae101981+133%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae101981-59%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae101981+227%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae101981+44%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae101981+30%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae91981-61%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae91981+267%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae81981+57%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae81981+100%1976
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae71981-8%1968

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