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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Cokesbury Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Cokesbury

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cokesbury 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae542024+52%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae382024-29%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312024+34%1998
American CrowCorvidae232024-12%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232024+20%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae202024-40%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192024+4%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192024+21%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae182023+141%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+47%1998
European StarlingSturnidae152024-59%1998
House FinchFringillidae152024+123%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024-16%1998
House SparrowPasseridae122024+100%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024-8%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+77%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae102023-40%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102024-47%1998
American RobinTurdidae102024-5%1998
Blue JayCorvidae92024-50%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92024-47%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae82023-68%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024-52%1998
Fish CrowCorvidae82024+250%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-51%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+62%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+260%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+13%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-58%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-42%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+53%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+150%2001
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-65%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+63%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-5%2000
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42024+100%2012
Wood DuckAnatidae42017n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024-69%2000
Kentucky WarblerParulidae32021+0%2001
Black VultureCathartidae32023-50%2000

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