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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Jones Corner Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

88Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Jones Corner

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jones Corner route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-10%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312025-32%1996
American CrowCorvidae302025-5%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262025+18%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025+19%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202025+41%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182025+123%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae152025-62%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-66%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025-69%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae11202513×1996
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae111995n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025-7%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-47%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-16%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+27%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae82015+0%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025-38%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025-22%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025-75%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-76%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025-39%1996
Black VultureCathartidae52023+233%2014
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025-67%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-60%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-93%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae42025-46%1996
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42024-23%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae42013-63%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32025-76%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-64%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-88%1996
House FinchFringillidae32025-39%2003
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32019+117%2012
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22021+50%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-11%1996
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22025+29%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22025-56%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22025-13%1996
Blue JayCorvidae22025-61%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.