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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 43 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
5Observers

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 StarlingSturnidae462024-58%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae372015+408%1997
American CrowCorvidae302024-11%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302024-53%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282024-35%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262024+22%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024-62%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae242024-77%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242024-50%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232024-3%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232024+363%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202024+186%2021
Chimney SwiftApodidae182024-44%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024-5%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132024+244%1970
House SparrowPasseridae132024-51%1970
American RobinTurdidae132024-56%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+188%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122024+340%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+107%1970
MallardAnatidae102017+400%2004
Brown ThrasherMimidae92024-29%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+10%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024-36%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-79%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024-26%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-10%1970
House FinchFringillidae72024-4%1996
Blue JayCorvidae62024-69%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024-28%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024-32%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-89%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae51975-10%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024-76%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024+60%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-47%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024+65%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+200%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024+64%1970
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae31976+33%1973

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