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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Speed Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Speed

Top 40 of 110 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 DoveColumbidae982025-26%1968
American CrowCorvidae912025+66%1968
European StarlingSturnidae892025-25%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae762025+92%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae61202511×1970
Common GrackleIcteridae512025-53%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae442025-61%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae422025+37%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae392025+52%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae382025-19%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372025-58%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae352025-4%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342025+39%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae312025+146%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae262025+66%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae24202515×1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae212025-7%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae172025+47%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025-92%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae132025+35%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025+183%1971
Blue JayCorvidae122025-73%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+64%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+26%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae112025+213%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112025-48%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025-14%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112025-54%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025+108%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae112025+375%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+917%1986
Pine WarblerParulidae112025+740%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-18%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025-5%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+119%1968
House SparrowPasseridae102025-93%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-39%1970
American RobinTurdidae102025+471%1977
Black VultureCathartidae92025+240%1972
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-52%1988

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