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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Jackson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 14 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2017Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Jackson

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jackson 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
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae722017+109%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae702017-20%1999
American CrowCorvidae672017-27%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae662017+14%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442017+34%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432017+19%1999
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae402017+21%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae362017+159%1999
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae342017+35%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae302017+26%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292017+32%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae272017-4%1999
Pine WarblerParulidae252017+74%1999
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae222017+78%1999
Field SparrowPasserellidae212017+104%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202017+52%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae202017-16%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae192017+132%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182017-23%1999
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182017+163%1999
OvenbirdParulidae182017+8%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172017+125%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae162017-73%1999
Summer TanagerCardinalidae162017+19%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae132017-45%1999
American GoldfinchFringillidae132017+86%1999
Prairie WarblerParulidae132017+192%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae122017+50%1999
European StarlingSturnidae112017-52%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112017-5%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae92017+31%1999
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92017-41%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92017+28%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82017+42%1999
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae72017+183%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72017-15%2010
Blue JayCorvidae72017-70%1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62017-63%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62017-42%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62017-14%1999

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