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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

South. Pines Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.

69Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–1996Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina South. Pines

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the South. Pines 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
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae30199615×1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae251996+67%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae221996+16%1995
American CrowCorvidae221996+69%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae191996+58%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae191996-27%1995
Fish CrowCorvidae191996n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae181996+20%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae151996+114%1995
Blue JayCorvidae151996+400%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae151996-17%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae151996+0%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae141996-42%1995
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae121996+33%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae121996+9%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae121995n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae121996+71%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae111996+83%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae111996+38%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae111996-21%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae101996-9%1995
Summer TanagerCardinalidae101996n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae91996-31%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae91996+80%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae91996-40%1995
Prairie WarblerParulidae71996+40%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae71996n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae61996+500%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae61996-14%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae61996+200%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae61996n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae51996+67%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae51996+0%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae51996-17%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae51996n/an/a
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae41996+33%1995
OvenbirdParulidae41996-20%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae41996-71%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae41996+0%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41996n/an/a

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