BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Rhems Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 4 survey years, no longer active.

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Rhems

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rhems 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae721993+10%1991
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae461993+15%1991
American CrowCorvidae401993-6%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae391993-39%1991
European StarlingSturnidae281993-37%1991
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae261993-2%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae251993+2%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae191993-37%1991
Common YellowthroatParulidae191993+25%1991
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae181993+80%1991
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae171993-5%1991
Wood ThrushTurdidae171993+12%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae161993+55%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae151993-32%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae131993+10%1991
Eastern TowheePasserellidae131993-16%1991
Purple MartinHirundinidae131993+61%1991
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae121993-9%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae111993-12%1991
Blue JayCorvidae101993-26%1991
Pine WarblerParulidae101993+0%1991
House SparrowPasseridae101993-50%1991
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae101993+21%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae91993-42%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae81993+90%1991
American RobinTurdidae81993-39%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae71993-18%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae71993-57%1991
Brown ThrasherMimidae71993+400%1991
Orchard OrioleIcteridae61993-55%1991
White-eyed VireoVireonidae61993-29%1991
Prairie WarblerParulidae61993-33%1991
Tufted TitmouseParidae61993-48%1991
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae51993+75%1991
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae41993+0%1991
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41993+0%1991
OvenbirdParulidae41993-29%1991
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31993-14%1991
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae31993+200%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae31993-14%1991

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