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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Madison Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.

74Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1985Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Madison

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Madison 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae561985+18%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae491985+15%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae401985+18%1968
House SparrowPasseridae381985-13%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae381985+28%1968
American RobinTurdidae381985-10%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae331985+133%1968
European StarlingSturnidae281985+25%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae281985+36%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae23198514×1970
American CrowCorvidae201985+107%1968
Blue JayCorvidae131985+29%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae121985+20%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae121985+125%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae121985+350%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae11198511×1966
Eastern TowheePasserellidae91985-24%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae91981+117%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae91981-10%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae81985-44%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae81985+86%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae71985-19%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae61985+24%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae61985+150%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae51985-26%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae51985+33%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae51981+400%1967
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae51985+400%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae41985-23%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae41985+275%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae41985+0%1981
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae31985-56%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae31981-14%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae31985-33%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31985+14%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae31985+0%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae31985+200%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae21985-75%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2198512×1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae21985-59%1968

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