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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Cayton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Cayton

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cayton 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024-16%2012
American CrowCorvidae332024-26%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282024+18%2012
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae262024-44%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae252024-28%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae252024+41%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222024-39%2012
Laughing GullLaridae192024-85%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024-19%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+79%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024+32%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152024-27%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae142023n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae132024-6%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+47%2012
Wood ThrushTurdidae122024-50%2012
White IbisThreskiornithidae122021+71%2019
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024-56%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024-26%2012
Fish CrowCorvidae92024+50%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-42%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024-52%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+36%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024-12%2012
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52024-4%2015
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-50%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+15%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+10%2012
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52023+250%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024-83%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+83%2014
Purple MartinHirundinidae42024-43%2012
Northern ParulaParulidae42024-48%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae42024-16%2012
Prairie WarblerParulidae42024-48%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42024-20%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42023-58%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-25%2013
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32023-38%2012
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%2012

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