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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Saxapahaw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 49 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Saxapahaw

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

Species recorded on the Saxapahaw 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 StarlingSturnidae432023-54%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402023-34%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae362023-21%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282023-66%1968
American CrowCorvidae252023-28%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252023+305%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae192023+3%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae172023+692%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152023-20%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152023+700%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132023-37%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132023+600%1974
Black VultureCathartidae132023+60%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122023-19%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112023-70%1968
Blue JayCorvidae112023-73%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae112023-72%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112023+71%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112023+220%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102023-9%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102023-74%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92023+73%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92023+143%1971
American RobinTurdidae82023-62%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72023-74%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae62023+267%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae62023-36%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae62023-69%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae52023-85%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52023-58%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52023+360%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023+25%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52023+150%1974
Great Horned OwlStrigidae52008+100%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae42019+50%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae42023-69%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae42023+243%1972
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42023+40%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae32021+100%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32023-70%1968

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