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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 24 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 →
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
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 CrowCorvidae542025-29%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025-8%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae342025-21%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322025-28%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272025-40%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025-52%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025-34%2003
Pine WarblerParulidae182025-24%2003
OvenbirdParulidae182025-37%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025-7%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025-12%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172025-29%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae152025-69%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152025-46%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025-32%2003
Blue JayCorvidae132025+0%2003
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132025-2%2003
Northern ParulaParulidae122025+33%2003
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025-49%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112025+53%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025-57%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025-48%2003
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112025+200%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae102025-72%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102025-40%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+27%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+22%2003
Prairie WarblerParulidae92025-50%2003
Hooded WarblerParulidae92025-61%2003
American RobinTurdidae92025-65%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025-47%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-71%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-50%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae82017+0%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-56%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-63%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-32%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025-73%2003
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae72025+200%2006
Black VultureCathartidae62025+22%2006

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