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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Raeford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Raeford

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Raeford 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae722024+92%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae462024-37%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae392024-45%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae392024+53%1992
American CrowCorvidae322024+87%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252024-18%1992
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212024-42%1992
Purple MartinHirundinidae202024+33%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182024-40%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024-49%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152024-64%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+0%1992
Blue JayCorvidae142024-5%1992
Summer TanagerCardinalidae142024-58%1992
Pine WarblerParulidae142024-45%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132024-41%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132024-46%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024-31%1992
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae122024-26%1992
American RobinTurdidae122024-33%1992
Black VultureCathartidae122009+150%2006
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024-55%1992
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-59%1992
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024-64%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae82018n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024-46%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024+9%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024-58%1992
House SparrowPasseridae62002-16%1992
House FinchFringillidae62024+167%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+25%2007
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024-9%1992
European StarlingSturnidae52018+0%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024-71%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-78%1992
Prairie WarblerParulidae52024-74%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52019+367%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-42%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+71%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-50%1992

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