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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Linville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Linville

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Linville 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 CrowCorvidae442024-6%1978
VeeryTurdidae382024+113%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae342024+22%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae272024-21%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242024+150%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae232024+191%1978
Hooded WarblerParulidae222024+229%1991
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae192024+4%1978
American RobinTurdidae192024+182%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142024+233%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024+214%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-58%1978
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae122024+34%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024+9%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024+0%1987
Chimney SwiftApodidae102018+420%1979
European StarlingSturnidae102023+825%1978
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+550%1987
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024-36%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82024+146%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae82024+280%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024-65%1978
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72024-59%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+113%1978
Blue JayCorvidae52024+31%1978
Canada WarblerParulidae52024-46%1978
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+175%1981
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+80%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024+200%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-30%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+50%1978
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42024+44%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae42024-31%1978
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+125%1991
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae42021+50%1988
Wood DuckAnatidae41997+300%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-13%1978
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32024+14%1978
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32024+400%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32024-33%1991

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