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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Siloam Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 15 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Siloam

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

Species recorded on the Siloam 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
American CrowCorvidae532025+35%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae502025-16%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402025-26%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322025-26%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292025-9%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025-13%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae262025+19%2007
House FinchFringillidae252025+27%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242025-24%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae182025-10%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182025-48%2007
European StarlingSturnidae152025-25%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152025-51%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152025-49%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-53%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142025-48%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132025-9%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132025+774%2007
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae132017+43%2007
American RobinTurdidae132025-66%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025-39%2007
Blue JayCorvidae112025-52%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-50%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae92025-9%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-41%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-15%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-34%2007
House SparrowPasseridae62025-8%2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-53%2007
Black VultureCathartidae62024+240%2015
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+200%2009
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-56%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-10%2007
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+150%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+500%2013
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+117%2013
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-27%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025+0%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-56%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-30%2007

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