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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Congleton 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 →
2001–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Congleton

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

Species recorded on the Congleton 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
European StarlingSturnidae552025+6%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae442025+22%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae402025-23%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-20%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312025+10%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae302025+92%2003
American CrowCorvidae302025-13%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252025+4%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232025-50%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025-17%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025+47%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025+44%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae152025-21%2004
White IbisThreskiornithidae152012n/an/a
Black VultureCathartidae132025-57%2010
House SparrowPasseridae122025-45%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+9%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+2%2003
Blue JayCorvidae92025+49%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025-30%2005
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+13%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-66%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-49%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025-5%2003
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025+43%2005
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-41%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-32%2004
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+8%2003
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+83%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae52019+110%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-38%2003
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+157%2004
Pine WarblerParulidae52025+140%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-46%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+50%2003
American RobinTurdidae52025-67%2003
House FinchFringillidae52023+100%2007
MallardAnatidae42022-59%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025-35%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-13%2003

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