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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Myrtle Grove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Myrtle Grove

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Myrtle Grove 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
Laughing GullLaridae109202522×1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae812025+93%1968
House SparrowPasseridae692025+65%1968
American CrowCorvidae682025+500%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae552025+21%1968
European StarlingSturnidae512025+106%1968
House FinchFringillidae482025+825%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae422025+97%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412025+162%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae382025+262%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025+708%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae312025+88%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae302025+654%2011
Carolina ChickadeeParidae252025+442%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae242025+464%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025+195%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025+167%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae222025+367%1968
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae202025+91%1970
White IbisThreskiornithidae182025+256%1995
Royal TernLaridae172025-35%1968
Blue JayCorvidae172025-21%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae172025-60%1968
Great EgretArdeidae162025+625%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae162025+49%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025+643%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae152025+69%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae152025+141%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+238%1968
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae11200411×1996
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae102025+273%1968
MallardAnatidae102024+40%2008
Painted BuntingCardinalidae92025+38%1968
Tricolored HeronArdeidae92025+82%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+740%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+520%2012
Brown PelicanPelecanidae92025+42%1975
OspreyPandionidae72025+50%1968
Black VultureCathartidae62025+50%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+180%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.