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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Kyle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 59 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

59Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Kyle

Top 40 of 59 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kyle 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
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae362024+115%1996
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae342024-4%1996
VeeryTurdidae292024-1%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192024-19%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae162024+22%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024+52%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae132024+371%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae132024+29%1996
American RobinTurdidae132024+250%1997
Canada WarblerParulidae112024-48%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae102024+40%1996
OvenbirdParulidae102024-58%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92024-5%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+433%1999
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae82024-70%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-66%1996
Blue JayCorvidae62024+11%1996
American CrowCorvidae62024+33%1997
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62024+50%2019
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-40%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+233%2001
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+50%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024+0%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32024-20%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024+50%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024+0%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+67%2010
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+20%2000
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae22021+40%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+17%2003
Kentucky WarblerParulidae22009+100%1995
Barred OwlStrigidae22024+33%2008
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024-20%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae22024+100%2008
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22024-40%2011
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22024+67%2017
Song SparrowPasserellidae22024+50%2019
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae12024-25%1997
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae12024-58%1996
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae11996-50%1994

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