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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Kinston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Kinston

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kinston 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 CardinalCardinalidae832024+18%1968
American CrowCorvidae522024+800%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae482024+557%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae392024-9%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae392024+24%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382024+4%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae382024+500%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae36202420×1978
European StarlingSturnidae262024-49%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae262024+482%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024+427%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae242024+280%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae212023-15%1981
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024-52%1968
Blue JayCorvidae162024+4%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152024+300%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae152024-36%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+425%1978
House SparrowPasseridae132024-57%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122024-39%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+29%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112024+260%1978
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102024+443%1979
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae102024+460%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+129%1977
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92024+73%1977
Pine WarblerParulidae92024+360%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+0%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+171%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024+60%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+200%1978
American RobinTurdidae82024+0%1979
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-25%1968
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72016+133%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62024+100%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-77%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-50%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+300%1980
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+140%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+11%1978

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