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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 34 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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 VireoVireonidae562024+17%1972
Hooded WarblerParulidae372024+139%1972
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae282024+192%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272024+65%1972
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae262024+127%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae242024+44%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024+47%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae232024+89%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212024-15%1972
American CrowCorvidae182024+23%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162024+27%1972
OvenbirdParulidae142024-77%1972
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae132024+160%1972
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae122024+73%1977
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102024+33%1972
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-50%1972
American RobinTurdidae102024+40%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024-65%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-69%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82024-60%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72024-49%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+157%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae71984+600%1972
Swainson's WarblerParulidae72024-10%2013
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+0%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024+0%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae61984+50%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+50%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae51984+17%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024-85%1972
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52021+33%2003
Red CrossbillFringillidae52024n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42018+240%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+75%1992
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024+100%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-44%1972
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae31984-20%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32021-33%1972
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae31984+100%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+50%1978

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