Date: 4/22/26 3:12 pm From: \Hurlbert, Allen Hartley\ (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: run a Mini BBS route in the Triangle?
Hello all,
The NC Mini Breeding Bird Survey<https://minibbs.us/> is entering its 28th year here in Orange County (27th and 25th years in Chatham and Durham counties, respectively), and has provided a critical window into long term population trends in an area of the Piedmont where national BBS routes are scarce.
We are looking for volunteers interested in taking on a survey route, which involves 20 roadside point counts at 0.5 mile intervals on a single morning from mid-May through June 30. Typically, the start time is around 5:30 am and you are done before 8 am.
The only requirements are:
1. you are able to identify common breeding birds by song or calls as well as by sight,
2. you are familiar with using eBird for submitting checklists, and
3. you commit to your route for at least the next 3 years. (Consistency in observer identity over time improves our ability to assess long-term trends in the data.)
We have at least 1 route that is completely vacant and needs someone to step in, and several routes where the current surveyors would love to have you ride along this year to help you take over the route yourself the following year.
Please reach out if you are interested.
Thanks to all of you who contribute to the variety of projects in our area, including eBird, the North American BBS, the Mini BBS, the Triangle Bird Count, and the just completed NC Bird Atlas. All of these are wonderful complementary initiatives that help us better understand various facets of our local bird populations.
