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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Spring Hope Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

80Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Spring Hope

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Spring Hope 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
White-eyed VireoVireonidae422024+39%2004
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae352024-5%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342024+48%2004
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312024-25%2004
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222024-49%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222024-13%2004
Pine WarblerParulidae222024+31%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024-19%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae212024-8%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae202024+37%2004
Gray CatbirdMimidae182024-44%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024+4%2004
American CrowCorvidae162024-51%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152024-8%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142024-34%2004
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122024+8%2004
Prairie WarblerParulidae122024+117%2004
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024+207%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae122024-56%2004
OvenbirdParulidae112024-57%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-48%2004
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-32%2004
Laughing GullLaridae92024+950%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+0%2004
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62024-34%2004
American RedstartParulidae62024-21%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+160%2010
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024-60%2004
Blue JayCorvidae42024+113%2004
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+46%2004
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42024+80%2004
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+56%2004
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-15%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+71%2004
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32024+80%2004
Hooded WarblerParulidae32024-9%2004
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024+180%2006
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32023-29%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024+200%2004
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae22024+0%2005

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