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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Old Trap Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Old Trap

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Old Trap 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
European StarlingSturnidae482024-28%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae452024-3%2012
American CrowCorvidae422024+478%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae352022+238%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024-49%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282024+27%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262024+100%2012
Wood DuckAnatidae262022+227%2014
House SparrowPasseridae192024+13%2012
House FinchFringillidae162024+283%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024-6%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024+4%2012
Laughing GullLaridae12202211×2014
Common GrackleIcteridae112024-73%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92024-11%2012
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae82024-27%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024-5%2012
American GoldfinchFringillidae72021+160%2015
American RobinTurdidae72024-40%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024+13%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-32%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024-76%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+33%2012
MallardAnatidae52023+125%2013
OvenbirdParulidae52024-17%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+50%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+28%2012
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024-72%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+0%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-70%2012
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42024+0%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32023+0%2012
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-36%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+12%2012
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-5%2012
Blue JayCorvidae32024-35%2012
Fish CrowCorvidae32024+120%2014
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32019+0%2012
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32022-64%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae32024-36%2012

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