Species · North Carolina · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Population Trend in North Carolina
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in North Carolina has fallen sharply: down 52% on the route-weighted index since 1974.
-52%Since 1974
10Routes In State
17Years
Notable Yellow-crowned Night Heron Trends in North Carolina
No notable trend signals for Yellow-crowned Night Heron in North Carolina. See the full index history below.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Survey Routes in North Carolina
| Dortches | 2 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Wards Corner | 2 | 2016 | 2011 |
| Rowland | 2 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Montague | 2 | 2022 | 2003 |
| Shallotte | 1 | 1988 | 1986 |
| Merrimon | 1 | 1976 | 1969 |
| Myrtle Grove | 1 | 2006 | 1974 |
| Hallsboro | 1 | 1993 | 1993 |
| Supply | 1 | 2023 | 1995 |
| Milltail Cr | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Population Trend in Other States
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.