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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Montague Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Montague

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Montague 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
Rock PigeonColumbidae982024+395%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae922024+176%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae732024+7%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae732024-19%1993
American CrowCorvidae722024+26%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae712024+22%1993
Pine WarblerParulidae422024+30%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae362024+45%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae362024-8%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae312024+88%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272024+139%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae242024+171%1993
European StarlingSturnidae222024-45%1993
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae212024+24%1993
Purple MartinHirundinidae212024+137%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024+241%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae202024+17%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192024+20%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024-77%1993
Fish CrowCorvidae172024-49%1993
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae162024+171%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024+147%1993
Blue JayCorvidae152024-43%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024+39%1993
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae122024+367%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024-58%1993
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024-84%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024-77%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+5%1993
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae82024+189%1993
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82024-79%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-94%1993
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024+22%1993
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae82024+89%1993
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae8202411×2005
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-78%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+36%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-36%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+329%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-50%1993

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