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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Chowan River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

74Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2006Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Chowan River

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chowan River 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
Prairie WarblerParulidae542006+14%2003
Pine WarblerParulidae372006+58%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae352006+35%2003
American CrowCorvidae302006-22%2003
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae272006+12%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae232006+13%2003
OvenbirdParulidae232006+25%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222006-29%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192006+27%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182006-10%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae182006+84%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae172006+94%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172006+42%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172006-5%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae132006+0%2003
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132006-38%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122006-20%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae112006+18%2003
Fish CrowCorvidae102006+30%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae102006+20%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102006+41%2003
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92006+350%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82006+400%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82006+83%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82006-3%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82006+160%2003
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72006-31%2003
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72006-23%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72006+29%2003
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72006+24%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62006-15%2003
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae62005-39%2003
Hooded WarblerParulidae62006-35%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae62006+50%2003
Blue JayCorvidae52006+33%2003
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52006+400%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae52006-70%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42006-44%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42006-33%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42006-68%2003

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