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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Fairview Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 15 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Fairview

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

Species recorded on the Fairview 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae702025-9%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae652025+39%2008
Northern CardinalCardinalidae522025+69%2008
American CrowCorvidae452025+43%2008
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342025+51%2008
European StarlingSturnidae292025+150%2008
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025-8%2008
American RobinTurdidae212025+23%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202025+79%2008
Common GrackleIcteridae202025-12%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+314%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172025-16%2008
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025+46%2008
Canada GooseAnatidae162024+10%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+118%2008
Fish CrowCorvidae14202414×2022
Chimney SwiftApodidae112025+36%2008
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae102025n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+100%2008
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+260%2008
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82018+127%2008
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82008+700%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+89%2012
House FinchFringillidae72025+108%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae72023+18%2012
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+114%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+44%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+40%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-42%2008
Blue JayCorvidae52025-39%2008
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-50%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-47%2011
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025-79%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-81%2008
House SparrowPasseridae42025-42%2011
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-53%2008
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-73%2008
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025-56%2008
Wood ThrushTurdidae32025-21%2008
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+0%2012

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