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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Dismal Swamp Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Dismal Swamp

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dismal Swamp 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae702024+56%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae692024+8%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae322024-24%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae312024-30%1995
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae282024+52%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae202024-59%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae202024+17%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172024+30%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+250%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae132017+42%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024-66%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-63%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024-64%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102024-47%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024+117%1995
Prairie WarblerParulidae92024+163%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92024+200%2009
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+0%1995
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae61993n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae62024+194%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024-52%1995
American RedstartParulidae52024+156%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae52016+200%2010
Swainson's WarblerParulidae52024+150%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42014+133%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae42024-46%1995
Wood DuckAnatidae32024+514%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+250%1995
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32018+100%1995
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+33%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024-17%1997
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32018+100%1997
Blue JayCorvidae32024-40%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024+75%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32017+233%2005
Black VultureCathartidae32024-67%2015
Great EgretArdeidae32010n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22002+100%1997
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22006+50%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22024-66%1995

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