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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Shallotte Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 23 survey years, no longer active.

101Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1991Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Shallotte

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shallotte 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
White IbisThreskiornithidae164199135×1970
Common GrackleIcteridae1321991+136%1968
European StarlingSturnidae95199111×1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae94199114×1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae841991+220%1968
House SparrowPasseridae791991+130%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae731991+276%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae661991+203%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae651991+165%1968
Blue JayCorvidae531991+182%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae431991+489%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae421991+619%1968
Laughing GullLaridae421991+141%1982
Common YellowthroatParulidae371991+19%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae361991-9%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae341991+350%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae311991+493%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae311991+361%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae291991+491%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae29199112×1970
American CrowCorvidae281991+143%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae281991+544%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae271991+248%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae27199116×1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae251991-3%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae251991+244%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae23199113×1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae171991+538%1974
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae171991+146%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae161991+320%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae151991+440%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae151991-13%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae141991+167%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae131991+280%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae121991+147%1968
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae121991+192%1980
Hooded WarblerParulidae101991-7%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae81991+214%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae81991+400%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae71991+107%1968

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