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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Genoa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
27Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Genoa

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Genoa 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1022025+1%1992
American CrowCorvidae822025+47%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae572025+57%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532025+22%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae482025+16%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae362025+933%1992
European StarlingSturnidae292025-63%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-18%1992
Blue JayCorvidae272025+0%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae262025+41%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025+20%1992
House SparrowPasseridae232025-13%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232025+46%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae222025+39%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212025+213%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202025+46%1992
Fish CrowCorvidae202025+66%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae182025+917%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae132025+69%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025-27%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122025+700%1992
American RobinTurdidae102025-69%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-8%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+167%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-62%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+76%1992
House FinchFringillidae72025+157%1995
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+6%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-43%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae62024-64%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae52024+0%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025+0%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+91%1992
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-29%1992
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-79%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+86%1992
Wood StorkCiconiidae42017n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32021+133%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025+480%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-78%1992

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