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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Monticello Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
20Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Monticello

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Monticello 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae582024+22%1994
American CrowCorvidae522024-4%1994
European StarlingSturnidae522024+235%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae462024+4%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452024+30%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312024-8%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312024+89%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae302021+300%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae302024+10%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292024+188%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae282024+546%1994
House FinchFringillidae232024+427%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae222024-39%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212024+246%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202024+177%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae192024-46%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172024+39%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172024+81%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024+114%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152024+45%1994
American RobinTurdidae152024+22%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142024+138%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132024-25%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024-11%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102024+255%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+27%1994
Brown ThrasherMimidae92024+213%1994
Blue JayCorvidae82024-42%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+214%1994
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+180%1994
House SparrowPasseridae72024-49%1994
Black VultureCathartidae62024+180%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae52023+67%1994
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024+20%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-29%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024+0%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024+114%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-23%1994
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42024+143%2001
Pine WarblerParulidae42024-68%2001

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