BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
California Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 39 survey years, no longer active.
97Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1972–2013Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina California
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 71 | 2013 | +29% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 61 | 2013 | -27% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 59 | 2013 | +35% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 41 | 2013 | -20% | 1975 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 40 | 2013 | +98% | 1975 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 36 | 2013 | -19% | 1975 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 31 | 2013 | +331% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 31 | 2013 | -23% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 29 | 2013 | -25% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 28 | 2013 | +11% | 1975 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 28 | 2013 | -12% | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2013 | -21% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 25 | 2013 | -27% | 1975 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 25 | 2013 | +65% | 1975 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 24 | 2013 | +162% | 1980 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2013 | +92% | 1975 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2013 | 14× | 1975 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 21 | 2013 | -27% | 1975 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 21 | 2013 | -9% | 1975 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2013 | +208% | 1975 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 18 | 2013 | +106% | 1975 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2013 | +41% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 17 | 2013 | +275% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 15 | 2013 | +67% | 1975 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 14 | 2013 | +79% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 12 | 2013 | +167% | 1975 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 11 | 2013 | -60% | 1975 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2013 | -38% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2013 | +58% | 1977 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 10 | 2013 | -82% | 1975 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 10 | 2013 | -44% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 10 | 2013 | +700% | 1984 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 9 | 2013 | -52% | 1975 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2013 | -28% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2013 | -21% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2013 | +13% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2013 | -51% | 1975 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2013 | +37% | 1975 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2013 | -4% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2013 | -89% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.