BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29
Ashland Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.
89Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
1999–2021Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Ashland
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2021 | -36% | 2001 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 19 | 2021 | -60% | 2001 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2021 | -59% | 2001 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 15 | 2021 | -58% | 2001 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 14 | 2021 | +100% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 2021 | -75% | 2001 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2021 | -28% | 2001 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2021 | -72% | 2001 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2021 | -68% | 2001 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 2021 | -71% | 2001 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2021 | -73% | 2001 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 6 | 2019 | -76% | 2001 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2008 | -58% | 2001 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2019 | -75% | 2001 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2021 | -88% | 2001 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2021 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2019 | +67% | 2002 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2017 | -22% | 2001 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2021 | +100% | 2001 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2021 | +133% | 2001 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2021 | +100% | 2001 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2021 | -76% | 2001 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2021 | -73% | 2001 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 3 | 2013 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2018 | -71% | 2001 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2021 | -9% | 2001 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 2021 | +283% | 2001 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2017 | -82% | 2001 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 2021 | -86% | 2001 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2021 | +60% | 2008 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 2 | 2004 | -58% | 2001 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2019 | +33% | 2010 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2017 | +17% | 2001 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2021 | -60% | 2001 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | -84% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | -63% | 2001 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2019 | -92% | 2001 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2021 | -95% | 2001 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2017 | +60% | 2001 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.