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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Cherryville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.

67Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1968Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Cherryville

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cherryville 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
House SparrowPasseridae1451968+101%1966
European StarlingSturnidae801968-11%1966
Common GrackleIcteridae771968+413%1966
Northern MockingbirdMimidae541968-23%1966
Northern CardinalCardinalidae481968+66%1966
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae451968+800%1966
Chimney SwiftApodidae391968n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae351968+94%1966
Field SparrowPasserellidae351968-8%1966
Song SparrowPasserellidae351968+52%1966
Mourning DoveColumbidae341968-11%1966
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae341968+42%1966
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae331968+230%1966
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae241968+167%1966
Rock PigeonColumbidae241968n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae231968-67%1966
American RobinTurdidae231968+15%1966
Common YellowthroatParulidae231968n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae181968-31%1966
Wood ThrushTurdidae181968-46%1966
Eastern TowheePasserellidae171968+467%1966
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae161968+129%1966
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae141968+250%1966
Barn SwallowHirundinidae121968-77%1966
American GoldfinchFringillidae101968-38%1966
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81968n/an/a
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae71968-22%1966
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae71966n/an/a
Prairie WarblerParulidae71968n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae61968+200%1966
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae51968+0%1966
Yellow WarblerParulidae51968+400%1966
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae51966n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae51968-69%1966
Brown ThrasherMimidae51968-71%1966
Carolina ChickadeeParidae51968-74%1966
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae51968-38%1966
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae41966n/an/a
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae41966n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae41968-80%1966

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