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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Call Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
35Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Call

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Call 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae912024+66%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae832024+208%1970
American CrowCorvidae612024+100%1970
European StarlingSturnidae612024+22%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532024+69%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae422024+232%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292024+94%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae282024+44%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae28202413×1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae272024+60%1970
American RobinTurdidae202024-6%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae192024-11%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182024+717%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae142024+9%1970
Blue JayCorvidae132024+88%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+800%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae122024-71%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-39%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae112019+263%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024+27%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024-47%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92024+18%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae92024-48%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+260%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92023+56%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae82022+150%1977
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024-21%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-22%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+300%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+75%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024-5%1970
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62024+200%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-75%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+18%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52023+100%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024+78%1971
House FinchFringillidae52024-9%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-47%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-24%1970
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024-11%1971

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