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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Cypress Lakes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Cypress Lakes

Top 40 of 93 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1642024+357%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae772024+28%2007
American CrowCorvidae672024+368%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae652024+13%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae572024-18%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae572024+103%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae432024+248%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae392024+669%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae312024+107%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae312024-22%2007
Blue JayCorvidae292024+48%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae272024+139%2007
European StarlingSturnidae252024-10%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae252024+530%2008
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae232024+183%2007
House FinchFringillidae212024+315%2009
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024+60%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192024+97%2007
Little Blue HeronArdeidae182018n/an/a
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024-71%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+70%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024+383%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024-4%2007
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae132024+209%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae122024-22%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae122022+20%2021
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024+36%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+62%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae102024+24%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024+14%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024-12%2007
House SparrowPasseridae82024+24%2007
American RobinTurdidae82024-44%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae82021-58%2009
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+18%2008
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-80%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+27%2010
Black VultureCathartidae62023+620%2009
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+133%2009
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+220%2007

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