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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 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Bethel

Top 40 of 91 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae492024+38%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482024-6%2004
American CrowCorvidae372024+49%2004
Blue JayCorvidae332024+61%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae312024-27%2004
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302024-16%2004
Purple MartinHirundinidae262024+42%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212024-32%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182024+18%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182024+122%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024-10%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae142024-65%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae142024-10%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae132024+66%2005
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae132024+250%2019
Fish CrowCorvidae122024-12%2004
European StarlingSturnidae112024-74%2004
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112024-29%2004
Pine WarblerParulidae112024+12%2004
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024+62%2004
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024-27%2004
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024-13%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+73%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-30%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+0%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+50%2004
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52023+75%2004
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-60%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-24%2004
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+13%2004
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-59%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-63%2004
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52018n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-11%2004
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42011+100%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+14%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42023-48%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+25%2005
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42019+300%2018
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32011-43%2003

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