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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 23 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 →
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 →
2001–2024Span
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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
European StarlingSturnidae472024-35%2003
American CrowCorvidae432024+10%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382024+30%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae322024+57%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292024-43%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024+53%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142024+56%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024-57%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+36%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-38%2003
American RobinTurdidae62024-13%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-59%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-50%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+19%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52023+200%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+56%2004
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42019-29%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024-57%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae32023+0%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae32024-89%2003
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32016-46%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024+0%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32021+20%2004
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32006-50%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22005+100%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae22023-55%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22024-50%2003
Hooded WarblerParulidae22024-43%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22024-13%2004
Gray CatbirdMimidae22024-71%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22021+0%2005
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22002n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae22022+0%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae22024-50%2004
House FinchFringillidae22016-22%2004
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae22011+33%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae22022+50%2016
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22024-78%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae12017-56%2003
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipitridae12001n/an/a

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