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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Oakboro Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Oakboro

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oakboro 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae822025+44%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae732025+68%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae562025+239%1978
American CrowCorvidae452025+130%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322025+154%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302025+693%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae302025+292%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025-33%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae212025+110%1979
Blue JayCorvidae202025-20%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-13%1978
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192025+523%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+46%1978
European StarlingSturnidae162025+91%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae14202512×1990
Summer TanagerCardinalidae142025+100%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae142025+106%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+343%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+152%1978
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112025+58%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025+10%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025-51%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92025-58%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+386%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+46%1978
House SparrowPasseridae82024-86%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-54%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+10%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-59%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022+86%2017
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+156%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-15%1978
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025+75%1978
American RobinTurdidae52025-21%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae52018-9%1989
Black VultureCathartidae52024-44%2011
Fish CrowCorvidae52025+200%2013
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+62%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025+6%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+11%1979

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