BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29
Ostwalt Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.
79Species Recorded
9Years Surveyed
2012–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Ostwalt
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 53 | 2024 | +131% | 2016 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 49 | 2024 | -35% | 2016 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 46 | 2024 | -7% | 2016 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 46 | 2024 | -37% | 2016 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 43 | 2024 | -28% | 2016 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 32 | 2024 | -26% | 2016 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 32 | 2024 | +31% | 2016 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 31 | 2024 | +29% | 2016 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 24 | 2024 | -29% | 2016 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 19 | 2024 | +193% | 2016 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 18 | 2024 | -51% | 2016 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 17 | 2024 | +61% | 2016 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | -24% | 2016 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | +41% | 2016 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | +23% | 2016 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 15 | 2024 | +74% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2024 | +160% | 2016 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 15 | 2024 | +212% | 2016 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | +9% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | +3% | 2016 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2024 | +58% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +13% | 2016 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 14 | 2024 | +23% | 2016 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 2024 | +600% | 2015 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +132% | 2016 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 13 | 2024 | +53% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 12 | 2024 | -22% | 2016 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2024 | +191% | 2016 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | +10% | 2016 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | +53% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +113% | 2016 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +82% | 2016 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2024 | -28% | 2016 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +110% | 2018 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +33% | 2016 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +14% | 2016 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -29% | 2019 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +43% | 2019 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | +17% | 2021 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.