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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Table Rock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 28 survey years, no longer active.

75Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Table Rock

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Table Rock 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-eyed VireoVireonidae432022+34%1996
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae242022-25%1996
OvenbirdParulidae182022-7%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae172022+137%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae142022+13%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae122022+60%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102022+333%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92022-57%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92022+153%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae92022-35%1996
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae82022-23%1996
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae72022+140%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62022-10%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022+83%1996
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae62022+36%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52022-12%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52022+129%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52022-12%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae42022+80%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae42022+86%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae42022+14%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42021+17%2000
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42022+167%2017
Red CrossbillFringillidae42022n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae32022+9%1996
American CrowCorvidae32022-74%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32022+0%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32022-64%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32022+100%2013
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22019-25%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22022-56%1998
Blue JayCorvidae22022+20%1997
Swainson's WarblerParulidae22022+67%2011
American RedstartParulidae22001+50%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22022-47%1996
American RobinTurdidae22022-17%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21995n/an/a
Prairie WarblerParulidae22019-29%2008
Brown ThrasherMimidae22021+0%2004
Barred OwlStrigidae22021n/an/a

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