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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 34 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae952025-45%1992
American CrowCorvidae772025+9%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502025-26%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae492025-51%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae422025-50%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae422025-30%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae372025+547%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312025+63%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025-38%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae292025+45%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025-37%1992
American RobinTurdidae252025-47%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae232025-68%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025-63%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae222025-31%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025-29%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025-42%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182025+41%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae172025-69%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025-55%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025-45%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162025+3%1992
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152025-60%1992
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae142025-31%1992
Black VultureCathartidae132025+317%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae122025+147%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122025-36%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025+200%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+41%1992
Pine WarblerParulidae122025-53%1992
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112025-86%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025-51%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-71%1992
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae102025+7%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025-73%1992
Blue JayCorvidae92025-77%1992
Fish CrowCorvidae92025-61%1992
House FinchFringillidae92025+27%1992
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025-35%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025-8%1992

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