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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 28

Waterville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Waterville

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waterville 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 VireoVireonidae282025-42%1996
OvenbirdParulidae232025-41%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae202025+119%1996
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-16%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112025+127%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025+146%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae82025+32%1996
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae82025-31%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+56%1996
American CrowCorvidae72025-60%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025-14%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025+44%1996
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62025+10%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+64%1996
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae52025-28%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-33%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+0%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025-80%1996
American RobinTurdidae42025+23%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+71%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+22%1998
Swainson's WarblerParulidae42025+100%2022
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+75%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025+43%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32022n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32025+200%2023
Chimney SwiftApodidae22025+0%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+33%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22025-62%1996
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae22025+13%1997
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae22025+0%2000
American RedstartParulidae22025+40%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae21995n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae22025-60%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae22025-37%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae22022+33%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22025+33%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22017+100%2002
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae22015n/an/a
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae22025-38%2021

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