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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 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
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 MockingbirdMimidae312025+34%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025+32%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-33%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae242025+150%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242025+4%1998
American CrowCorvidae232025-4%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182025+24%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae162025-33%2000
American RobinTurdidae162025-5%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162025+21%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+131%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-35%1998
Blue JayCorvidae132025-48%1998
European StarlingSturnidae132025-65%1998
House FinchFringillidae132025+109%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+57%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+420%2012
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+33%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025-48%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-52%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-56%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-42%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-67%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-19%1998
House SparrowPasseridae62025+60%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-54%1998
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+250%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-18%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-85%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-44%2000
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025-14%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-78%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+150%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-70%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-19%2000
MallardAnatidae42025-68%2015
Wood DuckAnatidae42017n/an/a
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025+100%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae32025+8%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32025-33%1998

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