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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Sheffield Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Sheffield

Top 40 of 97 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 DoveColumbidae452025+45%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452025+15%1995
American CrowCorvidae382025+25%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae362025+300%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342025+81%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae342025+463%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332025+109%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae332025+168%2010
House FinchFringillidae28202523×1995
American RobinTurdidae262025+3%1995
European StarlingSturnidae242025-29%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae232025+280%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+97%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+9%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae192025-64%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192025+129%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae172025-6%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae152025+94%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+93%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132025-3%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+69%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+63%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+240%1996
House SparrowPasseridae102025-8%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae92025-3%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+6%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-54%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025+63%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+190%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+160%2000
Blue JayCorvidae62025-45%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+22%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-32%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+60%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+40%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae42025+92%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025-10%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+325%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae42025+380%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025-13%2013

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.