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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae812024+72%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae732024+24%1978
American CrowCorvidae492024+116%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae452024+198%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412024+144%1978
European StarlingSturnidae382024+84%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae362024+269%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322024-26%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322024+643%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae282024+165%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae27202412×1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae262024+569%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae232024+65%1978
Blue JayCorvidae232024-31%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182024+58%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae172024+76%1979
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142024-54%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024-9%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae132024+16%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+429%1979
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112024+53%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+133%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024+131%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+500%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024-54%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-6%1978
House SparrowPasseridae82024-86%1978
American RobinTurdidae72024+25%1978
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+100%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+220%1978
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+0%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+80%2011
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022+86%2017
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024-17%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae52024+10%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae52018-9%1989
Black VultureCathartidae52024-44%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-32%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-38%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-74%1978

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