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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Sturgills Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Sturgills

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sturgills 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae742024+252%2003
American CrowCorvidae692024+48%2003
European StarlingSturnidae672024+261%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae672024+67%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae572024+484%2003
American RobinTurdidae502024+79%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae492024+176%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae442024+161%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae352024+107%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae322024+136%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae322023-49%2014
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302024-16%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae292024+39%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae272024+178%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae262024+72%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024+33%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae212024+90%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae182024+11%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024+557%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172024+87%2009
Tree SwallowHirundinidae172024+21%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152024+122%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+174%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+433%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+300%2008
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae132024+30%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024+160%2004
Blue JayCorvidae112024+211%2003
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92024-17%2009
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+21%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+107%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024+44%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+75%2005
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024+360%2003
Black VultureCathartidae52024-10%2011
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+117%2011
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42023+100%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-46%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024+50%2003
Hooded WarblerParulidae42024+40%2004

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