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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 23 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2025Span
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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 VireoVireonidae512025+40%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492025+65%2004
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae402025-25%2004
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae382025+5%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae292025-1%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae292025+3%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-1%2004
American CrowCorvidae272025-32%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae262025-31%2004
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232025-46%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae222025+31%2004
Pine WarblerParulidae202025+14%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025-9%2004
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae192025-29%2004
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025-47%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172025-12%2004
OvenbirdParulidae172025-50%2004
Gray CatbirdMimidae172025-53%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162025-40%2004
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132025+15%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025-7%2004
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+150%2004
Laughing GullLaridae92024+950%2012
Northern ParulaParulidae72025+89%2004
Prairie WarblerParulidae72025+89%2004
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025-51%2004
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-23%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+0%2005
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+29%2004
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+18%2004
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+0%2004
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+8%2004
Blue JayCorvidae42025+50%2004
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025+100%2004
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025+0%2004
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-14%2006
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae32025+33%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+17%2005
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+100%2004
American RedstartParulidae32025-14%2004

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