BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
California 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.
93Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
2014–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina California 2
Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 57 | 2024 | +12% | 2016 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 55 | 2024 | +60% | 2016 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 47 | 2024 | +10% | 2016 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 42 | 2024 | +47% | 2016 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 41 | 2024 | +19% | 2016 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 40 | 2024 | -5% | 2016 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 35 | 2024 | -8% | 2016 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 29 | 2024 | -17% | 2016 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2024 | +14% | 2016 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | -14% | 2016 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 23 | 2024 | +50% | 2016 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 23 | 2024 | +42% | 2016 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 22 | 2024 | -22% | 2016 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2024 | +61% | 2016 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 20 | 2024 | +7% | 2016 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 19 | 2024 | -47% | 2016 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 18 | 2024 | +69% | 2016 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | +2% | 2016 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 18 | 2024 | +14% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 18 | 2024 | +5% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | -25% | 2016 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | -58% | 2016 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2024 | -6% | 2016 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +35% | 2016 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | -28% | 2016 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 12 | 2024 | -33% | 2016 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 11 | 2024 | -15% | 2016 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | -26% | 2016 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +3% | 2016 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +21% | 2016 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 10 | 2024 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | -6% | 2016 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 10 | 2024 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2024 | -9% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | -25% | 2016 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | +52% | 2016 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | +43% | 2016 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | -45% | 2016 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 8 | 2024 | -17% | 2016 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | -28% | 2016 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.