BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
Merrimon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.
131Species Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1968–2023Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Merrimon
Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 49 | 2023 | +37% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 44 | 2023 | +400% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 39 | 2023 | +146% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 39 | 2023 | +190% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 34 | 2023 | +272% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 33 | 2023 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2023 | +45% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2023 | +420% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 19 | 2023 | +81% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 17 | 2023 | +288% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2023 | -2% | 1970 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 15 | 2023 | +264% | 1971 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 15 | 2023 | +350% | 1986 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2023 | +231% | 1972 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 13 | 2023 | +11% | 1970 | |
| Black Skimmer | Laridae | 12 | 2023 | +300% | 1973 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2023 | +586% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2023 | +35% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2023 | +37% | 1971 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2023 | +179% | 1973 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 11 | 2023 | +96% | 1986 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 10 | 2023 | +136% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 2023 | +600% | 1971 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2023 | +143% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2023 | -53% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 9 | 2023 | +240% | 1973 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 2023 | +933% | 1970 | |
| Least Tern | Laridae | 7 | 2023 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2023 | +6% | 1970 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2023 | +175% | 1974 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | -90% | 1970 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2023 | +250% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2023 | +18% | 1971 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2023 | +70% | 1973 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 6 | 1984 | -10% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | -22% | 1970 | |
| American Black Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2001 | -52% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2023 | -17% | 2021 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2023 | -32% | 1970 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +60% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.