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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Eden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
1987–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Eden

Top 40 of 91 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 CrowCorvidae622025+161%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae602025+56%1989
European StarlingSturnidae462025-2%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae422025+521%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372025-11%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025+16%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322025+179%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322025+49%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252025+16%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212025+69%1989
House FinchFringillidae202025+291%1989
Blue JayCorvidae192025-34%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192025+159%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+191%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae172025-14%1989
American RobinTurdidae172025-45%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae172019+70%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+154%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152025+533%2021
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae142025+286%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae142025-60%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+863%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024-64%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+550%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+622%1991
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025+5%1989
House SparrowPasseridae82025-34%1989
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82022+333%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+36%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025+26%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025+171%1990
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+100%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+150%1989
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+0%2016
Black VultureCathartidae62025+114%2015
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+333%2017
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52025+71%1990
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-68%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025+175%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025-17%1996

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