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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Murphy Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Murphy

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Murphy 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332024-45%1998
American CrowCorvidae322024+46%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192024+71%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024+126%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-27%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae142024-15%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae132024+50%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024-24%1998
Blue JayCorvidae102024+35%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-50%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+144%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+10%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+114%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024-23%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-50%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+23%1998
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52024-31%1998
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52024-30%1999
OvenbirdParulidae52021-25%1998
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42024+0%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-70%1998
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42018+20%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+86%1999
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42024+33%1999
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42015+167%2003
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+200%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae32024-50%1998
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32021-67%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024+300%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae32024+20%2001
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024+100%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32015+100%2011
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22024-69%1998
American RobinTurdidae22024-13%1999
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae22024+20%2000
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22013+0%2000
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22024+0%2006
Swainson's WarblerParulidae22024+150%2006
White-eyed VireoVireonidae22024+20%2003
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae22024+20%2012

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