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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Mount Airy Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Mount Airy

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mount Airy 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
American CrowCorvidae462025+15%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025-43%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae242025+10%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172025-56%2006
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025-34%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025-25%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025+113%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-4%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+218%2006
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025-4%2006
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112025-54%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025+41%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025+105%2006
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+18%2006
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025-3%2006
OvenbirdParulidae92025+283%2007
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+25%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025-25%2006
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025-60%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+100%2007
European StarlingSturnidae72025-18%2006
American RobinTurdidae72025-46%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024+10%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae72025+20%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-89%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-17%2006
Pine WarblerParulidae62025-24%2006
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-47%2006
House FinchFringillidae62025-41%2007
Blue JayCorvidae52025-47%2006
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025-8%2006
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+133%2008
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+46%2006
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+30%2006
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+67%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-63%2006
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025+0%2006
House SparrowPasseridae42024-8%2006
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42024+150%2011
Green HeronArdeidae42022n/an/a

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