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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Osmond Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
2001–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Osmond

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Osmond 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 DoveColumbidae452025+31%2003
American CrowCorvidae412025+9%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342025-34%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332025+9%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025+16%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282025-37%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae242025+16%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae242025+42%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+56%2003
OvenbirdParulidae202025+157%2003
Pine WarblerParulidae192025-8%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-46%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025-38%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152025+60%2003
Blue JayCorvidae122025-36%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025-26%2003
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025+55%2003
Northern ParulaParulidae102025+650%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025-61%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025-22%2003
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82025+300%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72019+71%2005
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+186%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+133%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-18%2003
Prairie WarblerParulidae62025-41%2003
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+225%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-50%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+44%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-47%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+20%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae42017-64%2007
Black VultureCathartidae42024+100%2006
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42025+57%2011
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-46%2003
European StarlingSturnidae32024-81%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+47%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32025-79%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae32005+200%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32006+0%2002

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