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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Craven Gap Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

79Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–1975Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Craven Gap

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Craven Gap 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 StarlingSturnidae1101975+18%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae471975-29%1971
American CrowCorvidae461975-60%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae371975+23%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae361975+76%1971
House SparrowPasseridae311975-30%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae301975+17%1971
American RobinTurdidae221975+24%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae201975-29%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae181975+11%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae181975-11%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae171975+55%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae161975-20%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae121975-42%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae101975+107%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae91975+46%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae91975+567%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae81975-40%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81973+214%1970
Blue JayCorvidae81975-38%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae81975+25%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae81975-40%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae61975+37%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae61975+17%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae61975-8%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae51975+69%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae51972n/an/a
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae51974n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae41972+300%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41975+63%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae41973+140%1971
Kentucky WarblerParulidae41974n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae31975+50%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae31973+200%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae31975-39%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae31974+200%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae21973+100%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae21975+9%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae21974+143%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae21975-31%1972

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