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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Belgrade Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2019Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Belgrade

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Belgrade 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae622019-34%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae402019-30%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae372019+70%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae362019+72%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312019+182%2010
European StarlingSturnidae292019-82%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae222019+22%2010
Purple MartinHirundinidae212019+256%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212019+38%2010
House SparrowPasseridae202019+13%2010
Turkey VultureCathartidae182019+313%2011
American CrowCorvidae162019-29%2010
Orchard OrioleIcteridae152019+200%2010
Blue JayCorvidae152019-10%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142019+58%2010
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142019+35%2011
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102019-5%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92019+16%2010
Pine WarblerParulidae92019+175%2011
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82019-65%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82019+45%2010
Brown ThrasherMimidae82019+180%2010
Rock PigeonColumbidae82010n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72019+26%2010
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae72019+20%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae72019+123%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62019+233%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62019+14%2011
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52019-27%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae52019+38%2010
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52019+0%2010
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52019-23%2010
American RobinTurdidae52019-21%2010
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae42003+100%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42019-63%2010
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42019+71%2010
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42019-10%2003
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42019n/an/a
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae42019n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32019+0%2011

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