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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Lake Surf Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 21 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Lake Surf

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

Species recorded on the Lake Surf 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 CrowCorvidae492024+140%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae412024+195%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332024+185%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae332024+31%2004
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242024+33%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024+63%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182024+76%2004
Blue JayCorvidae162024+80%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-4%2004
Pine WarblerParulidae152024+7%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024+59%2004
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132024+2%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+27%2004
Brown ThrasherMimidae112024+50%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae112024+333%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+106%2004
House FinchFringillidae102024+450%2008
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+222%2004
Fish CrowCorvidae92024+273%2005
Canada GooseAnatidae72024+213%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72023+200%2004
House SparrowPasseridae72024+79%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-15%2004
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+65%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+62%2004
American RobinTurdidae62024+32%2004
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024-17%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+13%2004
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+300%2005
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-20%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-26%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-14%2004
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+40%2006
Gray CatbirdMimidae42023+33%2006
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-13%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae42003n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+46%2006
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42019n/an/a
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae32023-46%2004
European StarlingSturnidae32024-70%2004

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