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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Rheasville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2017Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Rheasville

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rheasville 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 CrowCorvidae752017+28%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae582017+57%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae582017+12%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae462017-11%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452017-24%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae422017+8%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae402017-25%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae392017+24%2010
European StarlingSturnidae372017-6%2010
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae352017-45%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae282017+46%2010
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262017+86%2010
Pine WarblerParulidae252017-29%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae232017-26%2010
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222017+61%2010
Blue JayCorvidae222017+4%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192017+61%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172017-49%2010
OvenbirdParulidae162017+11%2010
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae152017+31%2010
Common YellowthroatParulidae152017-64%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142017+109%2010
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142017+50%2010
American RobinTurdidae142017-66%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae132017-44%2010
Purple MartinHirundinidae132017+159%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132017-39%2010
Hooded WarblerParulidae132017+61%2010
House SparrowPasseridae122017-43%2010
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae122017+200%2013
American GoldfinchFringillidae112017-84%2010
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112017-52%2010
Prairie WarblerParulidae112017-5%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae92017-50%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92017-32%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92017-44%2010
Field SparrowPasserellidae82017-47%2010
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82017-71%2010
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82017+38%2010
Fish CrowCorvidae72017+56%2010

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