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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Waco Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Waco

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waco 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae332023-26%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302023+14%1991
American CrowCorvidae272023-18%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252023-11%1991
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202023-17%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192023-58%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae152023+56%1991
Purple MartinHirundinidae152019-69%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae132023-87%1991
House FinchFringillidae102019+214%1991
American RobinTurdidae102023-57%1991
Canada GooseAnatidae92016+100%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92022+113%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72023-88%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+45%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62022-83%1991
European StarlingSturnidae62023-83%1991
House SparrowPasseridae62023-82%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62023-50%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52022+214%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42023-32%1991
Field SparrowPasserellidae42017-43%1991
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42012+20%1994
DickcisselCardinalidae42004+0%1994
MallardAnatidae42016+133%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32022-70%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae32022-79%1991
Blue JayCorvidae32023-62%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022-11%1991
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32023-72%1991
Brown ThrasherMimidae32019-37%1991
Tufted TitmouseParidae32022-80%1991
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32023-62%1991
Great EgretArdeidae31991n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22023-22%1991
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22017+75%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22023+13%1991
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22019-44%1991
Horned LarkAlaudidae22007+20%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae22023+200%1992

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