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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

French Broad River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 24 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 →
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 →
2001–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina French Broad River

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the French Broad River 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 VireoVireonidae232025-1%2003
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae232025+31%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202025+74%2003
American CrowCorvidae192025+29%2003
Northern ParulaParulidae182025+148%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+82%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae152025+94%2003
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae152025+13%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+153%2003
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae142025+208%2003
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae132025+23%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+44%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-33%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122023+600%2007
OvenbirdParulidae112025-14%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025+223%2003
European StarlingSturnidae102025+322%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102025+0%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+65%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025+111%2003
Hooded WarblerParulidae92025+200%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+113%2003
American RobinTurdidae92025+52%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+35%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+100%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+31%2003
Blue JayCorvidae72025+8%2003
Swainson's WarblerParulidae72025+250%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025+19%2005
Common GrackleIcteridae62019+100%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+163%2005
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+100%2008
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025-57%2003
Canada WarblerParulidae52025+73%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae52025+87%2021
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+83%2003
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+33%2003
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42025-68%2003
VeeryTurdidae42025+42%2003
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+67%2005

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