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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Cypress Lakes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Cypress Lakes

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cypress Lakes 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae772025+54%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae762025+20%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae742025-8%2007
American CrowCorvidae682025+443%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae642025-1%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae532025+104%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae462025+800%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae382025+255%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae352025+302%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae352025+83%2007
European StarlingSturnidae342025-34%2007
Blue JayCorvidae332025+71%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae312025+143%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae282025+239%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae272025+114%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262025+113%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae252025+700%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae242025+580%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae212025+4%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae192025+73%2007
Little Blue HeronArdeidae182018n/an/a
Fish CrowCorvidae162025+246%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-58%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025-23%2007
House FinchFringillidae132025+269%2009
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025-61%2007
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae122025+146%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+76%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae122022+20%2021
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102025+475%2007
MallardAnatidae102025+7%2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92025+73%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025+41%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae82021-58%2009
American RobinTurdidae72025-44%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+217%2009
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+160%2007
Black VultureCathartidae62023+620%2009
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-32%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-8%2007

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