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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Youngsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Youngsville

Top 40 of 98 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 CrowCorvidae672024+104%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae602024-3%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae512024+23%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024-54%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae342024+75%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332024+131%1968
European StarlingSturnidae282024-73%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae242024+160%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232024+229%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222024-48%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae19202411×1969
Black VultureCathartidae192022+667%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae182024-65%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162024+238%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-59%1968
OvenbirdParulidae142024+200%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae142024+122%1970
House FinchFringillidae142024+267%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132024+143%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132024-24%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+238%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+89%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024-81%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+13%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024-27%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112024+980%1968
American RobinTurdidae112024-39%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae92024-72%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+13%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+240%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024+140%1968
Blue JayCorvidae72024-68%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024-90%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024-56%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+156%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-58%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024-38%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024+80%1968
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62024+233%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+117%1969

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