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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Cullowhee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Cullowhee

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cullowhee 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
American RobinTurdidae482024+39%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae412024-29%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae302024+1%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024+59%1976
Carolina ChickadeeParidae252024+128%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae242024-21%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae242024+28%1976
American CrowCorvidae232024+40%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202024+81%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae192024-21%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+43%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024-51%1976
Northern ParulaParulidae182024+56%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024-7%1976
Hooded WarblerParulidae172024+146%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172024-13%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024+55%1976
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae162024+63%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152024+825%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae142024+700%2005
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024+163%1976
Blue JayCorvidae112024+53%1976
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024+11%1976
European StarlingSturnidae92024-17%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-46%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92024-56%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92024-19%1976
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae92024-70%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+78%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+289%2016
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+7%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-61%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024-21%1976
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae62024-10%1976
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+100%1976
OvenbirdParulidae52024-44%1976
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024-10%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+111%1976
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+133%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42005-85%1976

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