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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Hendersonvil Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Hendersonvil

Top 40 of 93 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
American CrowCorvidae652024+23%1998
American RobinTurdidae442024-45%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024-2%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae402024-41%1998
European StarlingSturnidae232024-78%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024-20%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212024-13%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024-6%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162024-36%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024-25%1998
Blue JayCorvidae142024-41%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+223%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024-53%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132024+79%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024-18%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+4%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024+45%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+59%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+10%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024+64%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+667%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+164%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024+6%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae72021-8%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae72005n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024-19%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+77%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024-30%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+114%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae42022-86%1998
House FinchFringillidae42024-65%1998
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024+0%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+53%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42022+167%2000
Northern ParulaParulidae32024+140%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae32024+46%1999
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32023+167%2012
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32024-36%2008
Canada GooseAnatidae32024-75%2015
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae22021-56%1999

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