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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 17 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2006–2025Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae642025-65%2010
American CrowCorvidae552025+97%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502025+282%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025+6%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025+76%2010
American RobinTurdidae252025-19%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae242025-63%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242025-50%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242025+89%2010
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212025-26%2010
House FinchFringillidae182025-26%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae142025-77%2010
Blue JayCorvidae142025-46%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025-47%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-81%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-7%2010
Rock PigeonColumbidae82019-32%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-32%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+44%2010
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-74%2010
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-16%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+0%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025-32%2010
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-21%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+367%2010
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+33%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+67%2010
Fish CrowCorvidae32024+50%2011
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+75%2011
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32007n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32025-48%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+200%2019
MallardAnatidae22010-50%2006
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22021-25%2010
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22016-36%2010
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025-50%2010
Black VultureCathartidae22022-14%2011
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021-43%2011
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22025+13%2010
Song SparrowPasserellidae22024-46%2010

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