BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29
Mcginnis Crossroad Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.
66Species Recorded
6Years Surveyed
2001–2022Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Mcginnis Crossroad
Top 40 of 66 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 44 | 2022 | +30% | 2010 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 35 | 2022 | -7% | 2010 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2022 | -20% | 2010 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 28 | 2022 | +1% | 2010 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 22 | 2022 | +7% | 2010 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2013 | +240% | 2010 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 21 | 2022 | +155% | 2010 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2022 | -8% | 2010 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 11 | 2022 | +12% | 2010 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 10 | 2022 | -50% | 2010 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2022 | +17% | 2010 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2022 | +6% | 2010 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2022 | -20% | 2010 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2022 | -50% | 2010 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 9 | 2022 | -30% | 2010 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2022 | -32% | 2010 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2022 | -21% | 2010 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 8 | 2022 | +4% | 2010 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2022 | +20% | 2010 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2022 | +125% | 2009 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2022 | -50% | 2010 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2022 | +250% | 2010 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2022 | -35% | 2010 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | -29% | 2010 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2022 | +9% | 2010 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2022 | -33% | 2010 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | +25% | 2012 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -42% | 2010 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 2009 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2022 | -33% | 2010 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 2012 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2013 | -56% | 2009 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 2 | 2013 | -50% | 2009 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2009 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2022 | -77% | 2009 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2012 | +100% | 2009 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2022 | -25% | 2009 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.