BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Newport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Newport

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newport 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae582023+20%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372023+42%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302023+116%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae262023+40%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae262023+20%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae212023+75%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172023+144%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae172023-28%1997
Laughing GullLaridae162023-46%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162023-15%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142023+89%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142023-29%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae132023-35%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122023-54%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae112023-57%1997
Blue JayCorvidae92023-14%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92023-51%1997
Herring GullLaridae92015+10%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae82023+55%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82023+7%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72023-44%1997
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72023-13%1997
OvenbirdParulidae72023-49%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62023-39%1997
Fish CrowCorvidae62023+50%1997
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae62023+133%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52023-59%1997
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52023-42%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae52023+100%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023+16%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42023+50%1999
European StarlingSturnidae42023-69%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42023-50%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42023-76%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae42023+50%1997
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42023-32%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42023+200%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae32023+71%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023-54%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae32023-71%1997

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