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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Flay Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Flay

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Flay 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542024+24%1995
American CrowCorvidae532024+59%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae432024+171%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae372024+0%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362024-6%1995
European StarlingSturnidae262024-49%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae252024+152%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242024-22%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae222024+194%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae202024-13%1995
House FinchFringillidae162024+12%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-43%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+181%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae152024-66%1995
House SparrowPasseridae152024-8%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024+54%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+18%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae142024+143%1995
American RobinTurdidae142024-37%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae132024-61%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae132022+6%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122024+8%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122024-33%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024+59%1995
Black VultureCathartidae122024+25%2013
Blue JayCorvidae112024+10%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-4%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae112024+91%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-71%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+17%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+29%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+50%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82024-30%1995
Wood DuckAnatidae72021+0%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+7%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+175%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52023+13%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+157%1996
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42022-27%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-56%1995

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