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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 22 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
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 CrowCorvidae572025+150%2004
European StarlingSturnidae422025-9%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352025+142%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342025+22%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae312025+176%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025+39%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+62%2004
Blue JayCorvidae182025+63%2004
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182025+16%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025+23%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025+18%2004
Pine WarblerParulidae152025-6%2004
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025-2%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+59%2004
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+100%2004
Fish CrowCorvidae112025+218%2005
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-11%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025-15%2004
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102025+0%2004
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025+59%2004
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025+100%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae72024+213%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-27%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-76%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+27%2004
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+200%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72025+400%2014
House FinchFringillidae62025+450%2008
American RobinTurdidae62025-8%2004
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-6%2004
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+50%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-9%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025-72%2004
House SparrowPasseridae42025+7%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025-73%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae42003n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42019n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+250%2004
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae32023-46%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-47%2004

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.