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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Fairview Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Fairview

Top 40 of 88 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae542024+10%2008
American CrowCorvidae522024+19%2008
Northern CardinalCardinalidae522024+33%2008
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae462024+31%2008
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322024+6%2008
American RobinTurdidae292024+0%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae232024+250%2008
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232024+86%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222024+35%2008
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212024-28%2008
European StarlingSturnidae202024+68%2008
Common GrackleIcteridae192024-27%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182024-27%2008
Canada GooseAnatidae162024+10%2012
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142024-38%2011
Fish CrowCorvidae14202414×2022
House FinchFringillidae132024+185%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae92024+96%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+54%2008
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+100%2008
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82018+127%2008
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82008+700%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+89%2012
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+0%2008
House SparrowPasseridae72024-15%2011
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024+20%2008
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024+5%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae72023+18%2012
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-71%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-85%2008
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+23%2011
Blue JayCorvidae52024-52%2008
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024+260%2008
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024-6%2012
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+0%2012
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+57%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32023-18%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae32023-27%2012
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32024-74%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+67%2011

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