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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Rose Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Rose

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rose 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 StarlingSturnidae472025-32%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae452025+27%1970
American CrowCorvidae432025+106%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae422025+341%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae41202528×1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282025-63%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025-70%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025-30%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192025+400%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+208%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae162019+487%1971
House SparrowPasseridae142025-91%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+414%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae132025+500%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+36%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+288%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+183%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025-31%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-92%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+6%1970
House FinchFringillidae82025-47%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+700%1978
Fish CrowCorvidae72025-63%1991
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+16%1990
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+0%1970
American RobinTurdidae62025+54%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62006+500%1991
Black VultureCathartidae62025+100%2022
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+150%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-70%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-44%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae51996+400%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-50%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae42025-29%1980
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025-14%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae42023+192%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-68%1970
Blue JayCorvidae32025-86%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025-27%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32025-86%1970

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