BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
Maple Hill Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
88Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1995–2023Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Maple Hill
Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2023 | +32% | 2000 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 50 | 2023 | +43% | 2000 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 36 | 2023 | +73% | 2000 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 29 | 2023 | -35% | 2000 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 29 | 2023 | +36% | 2000 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 28 | 2023 | +75% | 2000 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 28 | 2023 | +158% | 2000 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 27 | 2023 | 27× | 2017 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 25 | 2023 | +47% | 2000 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2023 | +100% | 2000 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 23 | 2023 | +30% | 2000 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2023 | -28% | 2000 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 20 | 2023 | +24% | 2000 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2023 | +35% | 2000 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 18 | 2023 | +131% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 18 | 2023 | +116% | 2000 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2023 | +114% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 16 | 2023 | -64% | 2000 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 14 | 2023 | +191% | 2000 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 13 | 2023 | +43% | 2000 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2023 | -67% | 2000 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2023 | +222% | 2000 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2023 | -43% | 2000 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | +30% | 2000 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2023 | +155% | 2000 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 2023 | +28% | 2003 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 10 | 2023 | -15% | 2000 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2023 | -65% | 2000 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2023 | +88% | 2000 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2023 | +60% | 2002 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2023 | -14% | 2000 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2023 | +23% | 2000 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +18% | 2001 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +17% | 2000 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2023 | +114% | 2001 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2023 | -18% | 2000 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 2023 | +63% | 2002 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2023 | -32% | 2000 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2023 | -33% | 2000 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2023 | -73% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.