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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Hendersonvil Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Hendersonvil

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hendersonvil 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025+4%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025-40%1998
American CrowCorvidae202025+8%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025-51%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025-3%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025-38%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152025-19%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025-20%1998
American RobinTurdidae142025-46%1998
Blue JayCorvidae122025-38%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025-17%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+200%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+26%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+75%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025-26%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+0%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-75%1998
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025+13%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae82025+54%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+100%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+41%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-17%1998
House FinchFringillidae72025-67%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+15%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025-10%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-15%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+533%2012
Rock PigeonColumbidae72005n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025-29%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-9%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+9%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025+17%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-33%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+33%2001
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-13%2000
European StarlingSturnidae32025-77%1998
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-33%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32025+57%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae32025+80%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025-6%1998

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