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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Lloyd Xroads Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Lloyd Xroads

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lloyd Xroads 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 CrowCorvidae602024-34%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae492024+900%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342024+41%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024-34%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae222024-82%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024-48%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-65%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162024-8%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024-67%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024-24%1992
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-56%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-48%1992
Black VultureCathartidae102024+350%2012
European StarlingSturnidae92024-68%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae92024+214%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae91992n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+8%1992
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-44%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82021-9%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+88%1992
OvenbirdParulidae82024-61%1992
Pine WarblerParulidae72024-50%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-40%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-26%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024+17%1992
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024-56%1992
Blue JayCorvidae62024-64%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024-68%1992
Prairie WarblerParulidae62024-58%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024-51%1992
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62001n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024-66%1992
Fish CrowCorvidae52024-35%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-36%1992
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024-41%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-70%1992
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52024+25%2014
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52001n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42023+125%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42023-36%1992

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