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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Raeford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Raeford

Top 40 of 96 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 CardinalCardinalidae592025+137%1992
American CrowCorvidae392025+113%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae372025-21%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025-16%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362025+84%1992
Pine WarblerParulidae322025-39%1992
Blue JayCorvidae262025+23%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025-6%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae212025-32%1992
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202025-8%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae192025-12%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025-8%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025-48%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142025-48%1992
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae132025+58%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+25%1992
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132025-48%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025-22%1992
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae122025-29%1992
Black VultureCathartidae122025+317%2006
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025-44%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025-39%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025-15%1992
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82025+18%1992
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-57%1992
House FinchFringillidae82025+267%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae82018n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-57%1992
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-73%1992
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+36%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+4%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025-63%1992
House SparrowPasseridae62002-16%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+367%1992
American RobinTurdidae62025-19%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+25%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025+33%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-65%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+86%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-50%1992

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