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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Flay Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Flay

Top 40 of 100 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
American CrowCorvidae412025+39%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392025+181%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372025+22%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-25%1995
European StarlingSturnidae302025-51%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae282025-50%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212025-18%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae202025-55%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192025+37%1995
Blue JayCorvidae192025+15%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192025-28%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-50%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+167%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae172025-16%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-62%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025-36%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025+3%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae132025+68%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae132022+6%1999
House SparrowPasseridae122025-22%1995
American RobinTurdidae122025-54%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-64%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+3%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+22%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+138%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-29%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+50%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72025-36%1995
Wood DuckAnatidae72021+0%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+250%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-33%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+29%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+88%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-77%1995
House FinchFringillidae52025-23%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+33%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae52025+100%1995
Black VultureCathartidae52025+0%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+75%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025-61%1995

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