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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Brevard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Brevard

Top 40 of 99 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 CardinalCardinalidae872025+275%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae732025+240%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae482025+2%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae412025+593%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae302025+145%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae272025+406%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252025+163%1970
American CrowCorvidae222025+87%1970
Blue JayCorvidae172025+92%1970
Hooded WarblerParulidae172025+444%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-20%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae152025-21%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025+20%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae142025+315%1970
American RobinTurdidae132025-7%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+340%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025+53%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112025+575%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+210%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025+340%1981
House FinchFringillidae102025+600%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+94%1970
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92025+129%1970
OvenbirdParulidae92025-25%1970
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-49%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+157%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025-60%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025-50%1970
MallardAnatidae72025+617%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+67%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025-65%1970
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025+300%1990
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025+85%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+350%1971
European StarlingSturnidae52025-28%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025-6%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+150%1970
House SparrowPasseridae52014-40%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025+50%1990
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-22%1971

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