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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
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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
American CrowCorvidae422024+0%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292024+54%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024-4%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252024+54%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252024-45%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae222024+2%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024+27%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192024+27%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024+132%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae172024-63%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024-45%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-67%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024-60%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024-36%1996
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae111995n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+16%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae82015+0%1996
Blue JayCorvidae72024-57%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024-52%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024-70%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-70%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae62024-49%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52024-53%1996
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+71%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-76%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-26%1996
Black VultureCathartidae52023+233%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae4202416×1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-72%1996
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42024-23%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae42013-63%2001
House FinchFringillidae42024-50%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-39%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32024+20%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-88%1996
House SparrowPasseridae32024-59%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32019+117%2012
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22021+50%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae22024+56%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-44%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.