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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Mcginnis Crossroad Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

66Species 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 →
2001–2022Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Mcginnis Crossroad

Top 40 of 66 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mcginnis Crossroad 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 CrowCorvidae442022+30%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae352022-7%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332022-20%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae282022+1%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222022+7%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222013+240%2010
European StarlingSturnidae212022+155%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162022-8%2010
American RobinTurdidae112022+12%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae102022-50%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102022+17%2010
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92022+6%2010
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92022-20%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92022-50%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92022-30%2010
Blue JayCorvidae82022-32%2010
Field SparrowPasserellidae82022-21%2010
Brown ThrasherMimidae82022+4%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82022+20%2010
Pine WarblerParulidae72022+125%2009
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72022-50%2010
Black VultureCathartidae72022+250%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52022-35%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae52022-29%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42022+9%2010
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42022-33%2010
Northern ParulaParulidae42022+25%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022-42%2010
House FinchFringillidae32022+0%2009
Common YellowthroatParulidae32022-33%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32022+100%2012
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32022n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22022+0%2001
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22013-56%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22013-50%2009
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22022+100%2009
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22001n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22022-77%2009
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22012+100%2009
White-eyed VireoVireonidae22022-25%2009

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