BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
Bethel Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.
91Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
2002–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Bethel
Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 49 | 2024 | +38% | 2004 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 48 | 2024 | -6% | 2004 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 37 | 2024 | +49% | 2004 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 33 | 2024 | +61% | 2004 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 31 | 2024 | -27% | 2004 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 30 | 2024 | -16% | 2004 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 26 | 2024 | +42% | 2004 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | -32% | 2004 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 2024 | +18% | 2004 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | +122% | 2004 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | -10% | 2004 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -65% | 2004 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 14 | 2024 | -10% | 2004 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 13 | 2024 | +66% | 2005 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 13 | 2024 | +250% | 2019 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | -12% | 2004 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 11 | 2024 | -74% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -29% | 2004 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +12% | 2004 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2024 | +62% | 2004 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | -27% | 2004 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -13% | 2004 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2024 | +73% | 2011 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -30% | 2004 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 2004 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 2004 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +75% | 2004 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2024 | -60% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -24% | 2004 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +13% | 2004 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | -59% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | -63% | 2004 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | -11% | 2004 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2011 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +14% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | -48% | 2004 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 2005 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 2018 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2011 | -43% | 2003 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.