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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 22 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 →
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 →
2001–2025Span
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
American CrowCorvidae792025+54%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae732025+85%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae552025+230%2003
American RobinTurdidae542025+85%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae532025+113%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae442025+182%2003
European StarlingSturnidae422025+191%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025+484%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae402025+181%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332025-19%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae332025+148%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322025+50%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae322023-49%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292025+122%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae232025+195%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae222025+117%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae222025+30%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+164%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222025+342%2008
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212025+29%2003
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae182025+133%2012
Gray CatbirdMimidae162025+130%2003
Blue JayCorvidae132025+233%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132025+167%2003
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132025+33%2011
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+543%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92025+340%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+433%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+57%2010
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+30%2010
House SparrowPasseridae62025-50%2010
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+50%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-15%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+40%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+225%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+25%2009
Black VultureCathartidae52024-10%2011
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52025+133%2013
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42023+100%2003
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+33%2011

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