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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Fontana Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 35 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Fontana

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

Species recorded on the Fontana 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae592025+29%1972
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae292025+392%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae262025+126%1972
Hooded WarblerParulidae242025+192%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae242025+126%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212025+70%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae182025+800%2017
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172025+20%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+6%1972
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae112025+187%1972
OvenbirdParulidae112025-69%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025-69%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-47%1972
American CrowCorvidae92025+4%1972
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae92025+100%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92025+56%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82025+33%1972
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-48%1972
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae82025+100%1977
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72025-49%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae71984+600%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025-73%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025-52%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+186%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae61984+50%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+50%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+33%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+0%1972
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae52025+110%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae51984+17%1972
Swainson's WarblerParulidae52025+30%2013
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52021+33%2003
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32021-33%1972
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae31984+100%1969
American RobinTurdidae32025+40%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+50%1978
Red CrossbillFringillidae32025-40%2024
Mourning DoveColumbidae22025-55%1991
Blue JayCorvidae22025-46%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22021-70%1972

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