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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Brevard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Brevard

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brevard 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 CardinalCardinalidae1022024+188%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae582024+160%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae532024+433%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae502024-11%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae422024+282%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae372024+147%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae362024+107%1970
American CrowCorvidae322024+95%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae312024+392%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282024-14%1970
Hooded WarblerParulidae252024+367%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae242024+150%1970
American RobinTurdidae212024-4%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae192024+69%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+23%1970
Blue JayCorvidae172024+73%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024+160%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae152024+375%1972
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae132024+267%1990
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132024+46%2013
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024-68%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae122024-49%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+220%1981
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102024+275%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+26%1970
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-70%1970
House FinchFringillidae82024+400%1993
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72024-11%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024-17%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-18%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024+30%1990
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62024+29%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+200%1973
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae62024+125%1975
MallardAnatidae62018+517%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024+50%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-69%1970
OvenbirdParulidae52024-58%1970
House SparrowPasseridae52014-40%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024-74%1970

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