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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Copeland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Copeland

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Copeland 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 StarlingSturnidae372025-56%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025-60%1970
American CrowCorvidae342025-7%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332025-34%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262025-56%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025-13%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222025-52%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202025+313%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae192025-38%1970
American RobinTurdidae192025-52%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-79%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025+22%1970
House FinchFringillidae152025+19%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025+129%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae132025-14%1970
House SparrowPasseridae122025-50%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025-10%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+10%1970
MallardAnatidae102017+400%2004
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+86%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+36%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-72%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025-61%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-46%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-80%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025-26%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+189%1970
Blue JayCorvidae52025-69%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025+190%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae51975-10%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-26%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52025-29%2021
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-85%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-33%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024+65%1972
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+75%2004
Black VultureCathartidae42025+100%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-35%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-90%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-91%1970

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