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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
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 VireoVireonidae292024-40%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae202024+126%1996
OvenbirdParulidae162024-31%1996
American CrowCorvidae112024-63%1996
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae112024-12%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+50%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-13%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92024+83%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+162%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae82023+9%1996
American RobinTurdidae82024+31%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024-38%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-80%1996
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae52024+25%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024+143%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52024+33%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+0%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae42024+0%1996
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42024+55%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42024+127%1996
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae42024-22%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-32%1997
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32024-65%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32024+27%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32022n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22024-43%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae22017+0%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024+33%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22023+60%1996
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae22024-25%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae22024+25%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22024+71%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae21995n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae22022+33%1999
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae22023+25%2003
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22022+33%2007
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+50%2006
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22017+100%2002
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae22015n/an/a
Red CrossbillFringillidae22016n/an/a

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