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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Speed Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Speed

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Speed 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 DoveColumbidae1172024-27%1968
American CrowCorvidae772024+50%1968
European StarlingSturnidae612024-24%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae572024+489%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae542024-61%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae422024+773%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae422024-63%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae422024+74%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae392024+52%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae392024+28%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372024+34%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae352024+800%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae332024+250%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332024-63%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282024-32%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae262024+820%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae25202412×1976
Summer TanagerCardinalidae232024+31%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae222024+178%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae212024+52%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192024+29%1968
Blue JayCorvidae172024-73%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024+91%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024-6%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142024+46%1986
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+200%1969
OvenbirdParulidae132024+38%1988
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+13%1968
House SparrowPasseridae122024-92%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112024-18%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024+85%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024-22%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024+32%1971
American RobinTurdidae112024+543%1977
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+169%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024-26%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024-54%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92024+0%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae92024-77%1995
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-90%1968

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