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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Eden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
1987–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Eden

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Eden 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 CrowCorvidae582024+131%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442024+49%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae412024+17%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382024-16%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae382024+197%1989
European StarlingSturnidae372024-4%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae33202411×1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae322024+12%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292024+176%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae262024+246%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232024+2%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae222024+486%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae202024+567%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024+45%1989
Blue JayCorvidae192024-34%1989
American RobinTurdidae172024-33%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae172019+70%1994
House FinchFringillidae162024+227%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152024+45%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024-64%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+164%1989
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+257%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+163%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-58%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024+53%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+243%1989
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82022+333%2007
Black VultureCathartidae82024+57%2015
House SparrowPasseridae72024-14%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae72024+250%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+14%1989
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae62024+14%1990
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-73%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae62024+167%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+22%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52024+133%1989
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42024+40%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024+0%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+86%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+350%1990

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