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 Recorded
25Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 60 | 2024 | -34% | 1992 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 49 | 2024 | +900% | 1992 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 34 | 2024 | +41% | 1992 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2024 | -34% | 1992 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | -82% | 1992 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | -48% | 1992 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | -65% | 1992 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2024 | -8% | 1992 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | -67% | 1992 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | -24% | 1992 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | -56% | 1992 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | -48% | 1992 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2024 | +350% | 2012 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 9 | 2024 | -68% | 1992 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 9 | 2024 | +214% | 1998 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +8% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -44% | 1992 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 2021 | -9% | 1993 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2024 | +88% | 1992 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | -61% | 1992 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | -40% | 1993 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | -26% | 1992 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 2024 | +17% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -56% | 1992 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | -64% | 1992 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | -68% | 1992 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | -58% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | -51% | 1992 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | -66% | 1992 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | -35% | 1992 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -36% | 1992 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -41% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -70% | 1992 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2024 | +25% | 2014 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2023 | +125% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | -36% | 1992 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.