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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Busick Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

71Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2002Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Busick

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Busick 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
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae251996+79%1994
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae141999+180%1996
American CrowCorvidae132002+89%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102002+4%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae92002+50%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae81999-9%1995
VeeryTurdidae82002+150%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae71999+600%1994
Magnolia WarblerParulidae71996+40%1994
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62002-16%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae62002+0%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae51996+25%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52002-37%1996
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae52002-60%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52002+67%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae51995n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae41995+100%1994
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae41996-33%1994
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42002-15%1996
American RobinTurdidae42002-19%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae31996-25%1994
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae31994n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32002-5%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae31994n/an/a
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae31999+0%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae31996+0%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae31998-50%1996
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae31999n/an/a
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae21998+100%1994
Common RavenCorvidae21999+33%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae21999+100%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22002-50%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae21998-67%1995
Northern ParulaParulidae22002-67%1996
OvenbirdParulidae22002-40%1996
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae22002-40%1996
Canada WarblerParulidae22002+0%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21998+100%1995
European StarlingSturnidae21995n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22002+100%1995

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