BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Bullock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Bullock

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

Species recorded on the Bullock 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 CardinalCardinalidae592025+94%2000
American CrowCorvidae552025+41%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae472025-16%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382025-33%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae382025+50%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352025+2%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025+26%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302025+75%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242025+146%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+321%2003
Summer TanagerCardinalidae222025+629%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae212025+61%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae192025-2%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192025+26%2000
American RobinTurdidae182025+22%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae172025+333%2000
OvenbirdParulidae162025+6%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025+36%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+208%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025+76%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+333%2000
Northern ParulaParulidae152025+550%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+24%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+29%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025+75%2000
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142025+31%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025+72%2010
Blue JayCorvidae132025+25%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025+13%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-7%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112025+92%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+210%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae9202511×2003
European StarlingSturnidae92025-39%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92025+27%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025-33%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+42%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025+138%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+46%2007
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+217%2004

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