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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Oteen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Oteen

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oteen 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
American CrowCorvidae342024-5%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282024+64%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae272024-11%1980
Turkey VultureCathartidae222024+975%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae222023-9%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212024+33%1980
Hooded WarblerParulidae192024+315%1982
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162024+13%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+21%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024+107%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024-7%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae132024+20%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-40%1980
American RobinTurdidae122024+2%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae112024-69%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+63%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024+6%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+116%1980
OvenbirdParulidae82024+14%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+108%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+125%1980
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-22%1982
Canada GooseAnatidae72024-17%2002
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae72023+250%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024+333%2005
European StarlingSturnidae62024+6%1980
Blue JayCorvidae52024-8%1980
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52024+111%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52024+33%1980
House FinchFringillidae52024+53%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024-82%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-17%1983
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42024+25%1983
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+56%1982
Common GrackleIcteridae32023-81%1980
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae32024-35%1983
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+75%1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+160%1984
American RedstartParulidae32024+114%1984
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32024+200%1987

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