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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Mashoes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

84Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–1982Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Mashoes

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mashoes 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
Laughing GullLaridae129198227×1973
Common GrackleIcteridae1011982-19%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae891982-21%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae691982+85%1973
Prairie WarblerParulidae661982-30%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae621982+82%1973
Carolina ChickadeeParidae511982+63%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae491982-7%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae471982+2%1973
Fish CrowCorvidae421982+19%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae411982-16%1973
Herring GullLaridae41198212×1973
American CrowCorvidae351982+209%1973
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae271982+142%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae261982+68%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae221982+100%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae211982-51%1973
Hooded WarblerParulidae201982+195%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae201975+100%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae161982+850%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae141982+87%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae131982+57%1973
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae121982+50%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae121975-18%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae101982-37%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae101982+4%1973
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae91982-38%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae81982+140%1972
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae81982+300%1971
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae81982n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae71982+4%1973
Least TernLaridae71974n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae61982-12%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae61971n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae61982+0%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae51982+400%1971
OvenbirdParulidae51975-29%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae51982+400%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae41982-13%1973
Northern ParulaParulidae41975+100%1971

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