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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Dortches Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Dortches

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dortches 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 CrowCorvidae762024+15%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae622024-53%1992
European StarlingSturnidae562024-52%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562024-20%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae522024-35%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae382024+727%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372024-52%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362024-39%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae322024-62%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae322024+34%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae282024-37%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242024-27%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232024-74%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae212024+124%1992
American RobinTurdidae202024-57%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024+71%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae192024+24%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162024+13%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae152024-76%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae142024+182%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132024+15%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024-49%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-54%1992
Pine WarblerParulidae122024-55%1992
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae112024-48%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024-56%1992
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112024-40%1992
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae112023+133%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-27%1992
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae102024+7%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-72%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024-47%1992
Fish CrowCorvidae92024-67%1992
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92024-58%1992
OvenbirdParulidae92024-22%1992
Black VultureCathartidae82024+350%1992
Blue JayCorvidae82024-83%1992
House FinchFringillidae82024+5%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-83%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024-17%1992

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