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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 36 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 →
36Years 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
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 SwallowHirundinidae542025+104%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae482025+235%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472025+59%1970
American CrowCorvidae362025+107%1970
American RobinTurdidae282025-5%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae28202512×1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025-21%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025+118%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025+106%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+200%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae202025+65%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae202025+79%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192025+767%1970
European StarlingSturnidae192025-1%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025+21%1970
House FinchFringillidae162025-6%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae152025-4%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae142025+18%1970
Blue JayCorvidae122025+63%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae112019+263%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-49%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+200%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92025+375%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-79%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025-48%1970
House SparrowPasseridae62025-80%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-28%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-19%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-10%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-50%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024+78%1971
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+200%2004
Fish CrowCorvidae52025+250%2019
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+50%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-43%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-77%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-5%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+18%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+475%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae42018+300%1998

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