BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
Reelsboro Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
23Years Surveyed
1997–2019Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Reelsboro
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 40 | 2019 | -3% | 1999 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 36 | 2019 | -13% | 1999 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 33 | 2019 | -32% | 1999 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 31 | 2019 | +26% | 1999 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 25 | 2019 | -24% | 1999 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 25 | 2019 | +8% | 1999 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 24 | 2019 | -39% | 1999 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 24 | 2019 | -22% | 1999 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2019 | -54% | 1999 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2019 | +0% | 1999 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 18 | 2011 | 18× | 2002 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 2019 | +7% | 1999 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 15 | 2019 | -55% | 1999 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2019 | +4% | 1999 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 13 | 2019 | -33% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 13 | 2019 | -63% | 1999 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2019 | +24% | 1999 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 12 | 2019 | +108% | 2000 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 11 | 2019 | -43% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 2019 | -19% | 1999 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2019 | -71% | 1999 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2019 | +26% | 1999 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 9 | 2019 | -44% | 1999 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2019 | -51% | 1999 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 9 | 2019 | +10% | 2001 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2019 | +136% | 2001 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2019 | -36% | 2000 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2019 | -40% | 1999 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2019 | +113% | 1999 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2019 | -55% | 1999 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2019 | +83% | 2000 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 6 | 2018 | +71% | 2002 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2019 | -37% | 2001 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2019 | -3% | 1999 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2019 | +18% | 1999 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2019 | -15% | 1999 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2019 | -47% | 1999 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2019 | -17% | 1999 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2019 | -40% | 1999 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2019 | -70% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.