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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Milltail Cr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Milltail Cr

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Milltail Cr 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae1242024+59%1994
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae842024-22%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae802024-33%1994
White IbisThreskiornithidae38202117×2002
Common GrackleIcteridae352024+176%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae332024+29%1994
Prairie WarblerParulidae282024-76%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+29%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024+71%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae222024-34%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae202024+4%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024-51%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+17%1994
Laughing GullLaridae152024-39%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024-57%1994
Least TernLaridae142005-42%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae132024-76%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122024-21%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112024-44%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024+11%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024+78%1995
European StarlingSturnidae72022-23%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+9%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae62024-37%1994
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62024+525%1998
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae61997n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024+28%1994
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae52024+20%1994
Blue JayCorvidae42024-47%1994
American Black DuckAnatidae42007+300%2005
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42008+0%2006
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024+27%1995
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32024+33%1994
Forster's TernLaridae32022-44%2000
Black VultureCathartidae32006+200%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32018+20%2013
Brown PelicanPelecanidae22024-36%1994
Wood DuckAnatidae22024+80%1994
Barred OwlStrigidae22024+125%1994

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