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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 21 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502025+35%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae462025+4%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae432025-7%1994
American CrowCorvidae322025-11%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae312025+158%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae302021+300%2018
Carolina ChickadeeParidae282025+259%1994
European StarlingSturnidae242025+208%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025-14%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae242025+6%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae232025+518%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025+79%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae192025-49%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025+133%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae182025-46%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182025+318%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025+159%1994
American RobinTurdidae162025+22%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-14%1994
House FinchFringillidae112025+327%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+143%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+214%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+19%1994
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102025+186%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae92025-14%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025-17%2000
Blue JayCorvidae82025-58%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025-7%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+30%1994
House SparrowPasseridae72025-55%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+7%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+52%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae52023+67%1994
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+175%1994
Fish CrowCorvidae52025+38%2002
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+0%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025+160%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+333%2018
Hooded WarblerParulidae42008+0%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025+9%1994

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.