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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Bethel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
2002–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Bethel

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bethel 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 DoveColumbidae612025-20%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372025-8%2004
American CrowCorvidae332025+81%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322025+21%2004
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322025-8%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae302025-79%2004
European StarlingSturnidae292025-67%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025-31%2004
House SparrowPasseridae182025-48%2004
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025-13%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025+70%2004
Blue JayCorvidae162025+59%2004
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025+169%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-19%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae132024+66%2005
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025+39%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025+6%2004
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae132024+250%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025-15%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae112025+5%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025-13%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+41%2004
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025+40%2004
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae102025-75%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+186%2004
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+32%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-45%2004
American RobinTurdidae72025-67%2004
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+183%2005
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-26%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025+16%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+250%2010
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+63%2005
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52018n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+63%2004
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+150%2004
Fish CrowCorvidae42025-34%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-71%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+82%2011
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42019+300%2018

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.