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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Roseboro Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Roseboro

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Roseboro 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1501997+782%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362024-22%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024-57%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae322023+617%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292024-29%1997
American CrowCorvidae252024-57%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242024-3%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152024+88%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152024+78%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024-8%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024-37%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132024-40%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae122024+77%2011
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-14%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+46%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+7%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024-38%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92024-36%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+540%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024-73%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024-12%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae82024-56%1997
Blue JayCorvidae72024-39%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-60%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-15%1997
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae52024+260%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-72%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+100%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+67%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae42003+100%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-6%1997
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+200%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae42003-42%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae32023-56%1998
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-52%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-77%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-72%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-82%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32002+50%1997
Black VultureCathartidae22022-38%2011

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