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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Pinelog Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
24Years 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
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Pinelog

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pinelog 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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402025-27%2003
American CrowCorvidae352025-1%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025+27%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae262025+125%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+40%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+52%2003
European StarlingSturnidae132025-23%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+10%2003
Blue JayCorvidae82025-61%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-51%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+19%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025-64%2003
American RobinTurdidae82025-17%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-88%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025-65%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52023+200%2016
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-68%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-58%2003
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025-29%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025+0%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+44%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-61%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+32%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae32023+0%2003
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32016-46%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32021+20%2004
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32006-50%2003
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22025-69%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22005+100%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22024-50%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22025-50%2003
Northern ParulaParulidae22025-82%2003
OvenbirdParulidae22025-75%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae22024-71%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22021+0%2005
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22002n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae22024-50%2004
House FinchFringillidae22016-22%2004
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae22025-17%2005
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae22011+33%2008

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