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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Mooresville 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2006–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Mooresville 2

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mooresville 2 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 CardinalCardinalidae652024+289%2010
American CrowCorvidae502024+60%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024+8%2010
European StarlingSturnidae342024-77%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322024+88%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302024-44%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae282024-55%2010
American RobinTurdidae242024-8%2010
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae202024-36%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152024+94%2010
House FinchFringillidae142024-21%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024-7%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+48%2010
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+62%2010
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae122024+38%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024-24%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-68%2010
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+73%2011
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102024-37%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+217%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024-39%2010
Rock PigeonColumbidae82019-32%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-10%2010
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024-14%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024-83%2010
House SparrowPasseridae62024-36%2011
Blue JayCorvidae52024-50%2010
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022-56%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-58%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+50%2010
Fish CrowCorvidae32024+50%2011
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32023+0%2010
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024+33%2010
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024+16%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+400%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32007n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22010-50%2006
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22021-25%2010
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22016-36%2010
Black VultureCathartidae22022-14%2011

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