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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Youngsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Youngsville

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Youngsville 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 CrowCorvidae782025+129%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae522025+39%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae482025+252%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442025+1%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae412025+200%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae352025+164%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025-54%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae302025+2%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282025+267%1968
House FinchFringillidae242025+333%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192025+144%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-52%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae19202511×1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172025+12%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae17202511×1969
OvenbirdParulidae162025+230%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae162025+233%1980
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025+256%1968
American RobinTurdidae142025-33%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+233%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae142025+233%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae132025+420%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-63%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae132025+280%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025-19%1968
Blue JayCorvidae122025-66%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-75%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025+350%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025-17%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+171%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+167%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+47%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+140%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-41%1968
Black VultureCathartidae82025+833%2012
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-69%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae72025-6%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+180%1968
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025+83%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae62025-67%1968

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