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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Cherokee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Cherokee

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cherokee 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
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025-48%2014
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025-40%2014
American CrowCorvidae142025+32%2014
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025-33%2014
American RobinTurdidae132025-48%2014
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025-36%2014
VeeryTurdidae122025+29%2014
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-26%2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025+25%2014
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae102025+27%2014
Northern ParulaParulidae102025-2%2014
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae102025-10%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae92025+133%2014
Blue JayCorvidae82025+27%2014
European StarlingSturnidae82025+100%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82025-44%2014
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025+157%2019
Hooded WarblerParulidae82025-14%2014
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72025+150%2016
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-8%2014
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025+100%2015
OvenbirdParulidae62025-56%2014
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+30%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025+50%2014
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025-58%2014
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025-19%2014
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025-7%2014
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+75%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-20%2014
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae42025-11%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42016+300%2014
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+300%2018
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42025+200%2018
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-25%2014
Common RavenCorvidae32025-17%2015
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025+29%2014
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32022+50%2014
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae32025-54%2014
Canada WarblerParulidae32025+22%2014
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32025-13%2015

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