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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 44 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae642024+36%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412024+330%1970
American CrowCorvidae382024+109%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae33202428×1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302024-63%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024-68%1970
European StarlingSturnidae232024-57%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024-37%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae162019+487%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162024+400%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024+480%1980
House SparrowPasseridae142024-91%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024+183%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+175%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+275%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+667%1978
Blue JayCorvidae92024-87%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae92024+483%1986
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+42%1990
House FinchFringillidae92024-20%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024+64%2008
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+14%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-88%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024-28%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024-24%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024-29%1970
American RobinTurdidae72024+69%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+89%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+67%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62006+500%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-48%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024-7%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae51996+400%1979
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52024-25%1990
Pine WarblerParulidae42024-24%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-80%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae42023+192%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32024-21%1980
Wood DuckAnatidae31996n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae32003-60%2001

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