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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Marshall Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Marshall

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Marshall 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025+17%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322025+48%1994
American CrowCorvidae312025-52%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae232025-35%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025-14%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025+54%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae212025+20%2016
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202025+28%1994
European StarlingSturnidae182025-60%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+5%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-54%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae152025+0%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae142025-54%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025-51%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122025-19%2013
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024+50%1994
Blue JayCorvidae112025-25%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102025-6%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+48%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+425%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-41%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025+117%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025+36%1994
American RobinTurdidae72025-10%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+60%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-63%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+400%1994
OvenbirdParulidae52025-33%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-30%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae52018-33%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025+14%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-36%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-31%1994
House FinchFringillidae42025+78%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-58%1994
House SparrowPasseridae42015+50%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+50%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025+10%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024+120%2013
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025+0%1995

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