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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Mooresville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 22 survey years, no longer active.

93Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2001Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Mooresville

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mooresville 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 MockingbirdMimidae702001-46%1968
American RobinTurdidae692001+468%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422001-40%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae392001+38%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae332001-31%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302001-11%1968
European StarlingSturnidae282001-54%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae272001-34%1968
American CrowCorvidae252001-54%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232001+54%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae222001-56%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae222001+186%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182001+105%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182001+436%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae182001+281%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae172001-65%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae171989+233%1980
House SparrowPasseridae162001-81%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae152001-47%1968
Blue JayCorvidae122001-52%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122001-42%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122001-91%1968
House FinchFringillidae112001-10%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92001n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82001-6%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82001+317%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae81996+113%1983
MallardAnatidae81995+700%1981
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82001+56%1988
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72001-84%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae72001-10%1977
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72001+167%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62001+54%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae62001+52%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae62001+150%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae62001-41%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae62001+10%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62001+225%1985
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52001-91%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae51999-46%1982

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