BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
Grandy Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.
74Species Recorded
5Years Surveyed
1971–1975Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Grandy
Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 157 | 1975 | -24% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 148 | 1975 | +15% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 53 | 1975 | +59% | 1972 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 52 | 1975 | -19% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 40 | 1975 | -8% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 38 | 1975 | +44% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 37 | 1975 | +2% | 1972 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 33 | 1975 | -33% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 28 | 1975 | -33% | 1972 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 1975 | -59% | 1972 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 27 | 1975 | -28% | 1972 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 18 | 1975 | -56% | 1972 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 1975 | +42% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 1975 | -33% | 1972 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1975 | -21% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 1975 | -33% | 1972 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 1975 | +27% | 1972 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 8 | 1975 | -44% | 1972 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 8 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 7 | 1975 | +18% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 1975 | +63% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 1975 | +144% | 1972 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 1975 | -11% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 1975 | -48% | 1972 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 1975 | +14% | 1972 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 1975 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1975 | -11% | 1972 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 1975 | +67% | 1972 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 1974 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 1975 | -71% | 1972 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 1975 | +33% | 1971 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1975 | -25% | 1972 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 1974 | -60% | 1971 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 1974 | +300% | 1973 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1975 | -30% | 1972 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1975 | -60% | 1972 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1975 | -87% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 1975 | -40% | 1972 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 3 | 1975 | +14% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1975 | -57% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.