BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
Cypress Lakes Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.
93Species Recorded
14Years Surveyed
2004–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Cypress Lakes
Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 164 | 2024 | +357% | 2007 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 77 | 2024 | +28% | 2007 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 67 | 2024 | +368% | 2007 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 65 | 2024 | +13% | 2007 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 57 | 2024 | -18% | 2007 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 57 | 2024 | +103% | 2007 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 43 | 2024 | +248% | 2007 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 39 | 2024 | +669% | 2007 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 31 | 2024 | +107% | 2007 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 31 | 2024 | -22% | 2007 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 29 | 2024 | +48% | 2007 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 27 | 2024 | +139% | 2007 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 25 | 2024 | -10% | 2007 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | +530% | 2008 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 23 | 2024 | +183% | 2007 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 21 | 2024 | +315% | 2009 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 20 | 2024 | +60% | 2007 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 19 | 2024 | +97% | 2007 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 18 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | -71% | 2007 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | +70% | 2007 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | +383% | 2007 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | -4% | 2007 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 13 | 2024 | +209% | 2007 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | -22% | 2007 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 12 | 2022 | +20% | 2021 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +36% | 2007 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 2024 | +62% | 2007 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 10 | 2024 | +24% | 2007 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | +14% | 2007 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 2024 | -12% | 2007 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 8 | 2024 | +24% | 2007 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | -44% | 2007 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2021 | -58% | 2009 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +18% | 2008 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -80% | 2007 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | +27% | 2010 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2023 | +620% | 2009 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +133% | 2009 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +220% | 2007 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.