BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Todd Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Todd

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

Species recorded on the Todd 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 RobinTurdidae582023+13%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572023+56%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae462023-26%1997
American CrowCorvidae382023-30%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae292023+4%1997
European StarlingSturnidae272023+19%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272023-20%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222023-30%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae202023+100%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202023+28%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae192023-44%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae172023-2%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae142023+74%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132023-10%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae132023-61%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132023-68%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102023+29%1997
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102023+540%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae72023-4%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72023-25%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023+157%1999
Field SparrowPasserellidae62023-37%1997
Hooded WarblerParulidae62023+20%1997
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52023-20%1997
Wood DuckAnatidae52022-36%2002
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae42022+125%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42023+175%1998
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42023+21%1997
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42023-54%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae42023+50%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae32019+75%1999
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32022+20%1999
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32023+43%1997
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-63%1997
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32023-20%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32022+50%1997
Wood ThrushTurdidae32023-12%1997
House FinchFringillidae32023+67%1998
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023-25%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae32018+47%2014

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