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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Gupton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

99Species 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Gupton

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gupton 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
American CrowCorvidae462024-33%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352024-1%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302024-29%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae302024-38%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292024-33%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024-28%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae242024-12%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024-61%2003
Pine WarblerParulidae222024-25%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212024-50%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae212024-40%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192024-20%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-46%2003
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182024-4%2003
OvenbirdParulidae172024-34%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024-41%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae142024-73%2003
Blue JayCorvidae122024-18%2003
Northern ParulaParulidae122024-10%2003
American RobinTurdidae122024-68%2003
Prairie WarblerParulidae112024-69%2003
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112024-47%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+56%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-55%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102024-67%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024-61%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-82%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+50%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+39%2003
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024-58%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae82017+0%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+7%2003
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+39%2003
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72024+13%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-76%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-63%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-35%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024-36%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024-43%2003
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024-64%2003

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