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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Merrimon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Merrimon

Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Merrimon 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 GullLaridae492023+37%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae442023+400%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae392023+146%1970
American CrowCorvidae392023+190%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342023+272%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae332023-29%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332023+45%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae242023+420%1970
European StarlingSturnidae192023+81%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172023+288%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162023-2%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152023+264%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae152023+350%1986
Pine WarblerParulidae142023+231%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132023+11%1970
Black SkimmerLaridae122023+300%1973
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae122023+586%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122023+35%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122023+37%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112023+179%1973
White IbisThreskiornithidae112023+96%1986
Great EgretArdeidae102023+136%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae102023+600%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92023+143%1970
House SparrowPasseridae92023-53%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae92023+240%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82023+933%1970
Least TernLaridae72023+100%1970
Fish CrowCorvidae72023+6%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72023+175%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae62023-90%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62023+250%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62023+18%1971
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae62023+70%1973
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae61984-10%1975
Blue JayCorvidae52023-22%1970
American Black DuckAnatidae52001-52%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52023-17%2021
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42023-32%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42023+60%1971

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