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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 40 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
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
Song SparrowPasserellidae412025-29%1976
American CrowCorvidae382025+67%1976
American RobinTurdidae372025+37%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae362025+28%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025+70%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae302025+0%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262025-21%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025+167%1976
Hooded WarblerParulidae242025+168%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae212025+117%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae212025-15%1976
Northern ParulaParulidae202025+46%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192025-17%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-48%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae18202512×2005
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae172025-69%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025+5%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+45%1976
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae142025+22%1976
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+119%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112025+775%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025-76%1976
Blue JayCorvidae92025+59%1976
European StarlingSturnidae92025-3%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+32%1976
House FinchFringillidae82025+157%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025-19%1976
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72025-41%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72025+7%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+200%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+67%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+122%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-39%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-24%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025-43%1976
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae62025-29%1976
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+140%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42005-85%1976
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-18%1976
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+20%1976

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