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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 23 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2024Span
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 VireoVireonidae272024+3%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae242024+110%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae21202418×2014
European StarlingSturnidae182024+378%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182024+58%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172024+200%2003
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae162024+28%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+70%2003
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae152024+177%2003
Northern ParulaParulidae152024+124%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024+30%2003
American CrowCorvidae132024+7%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024+122%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+40%2003
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae122024+19%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122023+600%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102024+15%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102024+205%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102024+100%2003
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae102024+10%2006
VeeryTurdidae92024+63%2003
American RobinTurdidae92024+56%2003
Red CrossbillFringillidae92023+200%2008
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae82024+3%2003
Canada WarblerParulidae82024+82%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024-56%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+113%2005
Chimney SwiftApodidae72024+25%2005
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+45%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae62019+100%2004
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae62024+138%2005
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024+0%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024+44%2003
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024+33%2003
Hooded WarblerParulidae52024+117%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae52023+38%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+40%2015
OvenbirdParulidae42024-27%2003
Blue JayCorvidae32024-8%2003
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+17%2003

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