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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Sheffield Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Sheffield

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sheffield 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae492024+51%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae442024+93%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392024+307%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae392024+121%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382024+22%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae352024+425%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae332024-61%1995
American RobinTurdidae332024+13%1995
American CrowCorvidae312024+18%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282024+9%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae222024+122%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212024+80%1995
House FinchFringillidae18202418×1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162024+660%1995
European StarlingSturnidae152024-52%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024+124%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024+100%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024+230%2000
Canada GooseAnatidae122019+5%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024-16%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024-10%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae112024+162%1995
House SparrowPasseridae112024-5%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024+440%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+0%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-44%1996
Blue JayCorvidae82024-31%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+50%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024+71%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+230%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+46%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-52%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+17%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+220%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+0%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42024+18%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+22%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+300%2002
Fish CrowCorvidae42024+60%2018
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+60%2017

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