BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
Rose Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.
94Species Recorded
44Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Rose
Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 64 | 2024 | +36% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 41 | 2024 | +330% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 38 | 2024 | +109% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 33 | 2024 | 28× | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | -63% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2024 | -68% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 23 | 2024 | -57% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | -37% | 1970 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 16 | 2019 | +487% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 16 | 2024 | +400% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2024 | +480% | 1980 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 14 | 2024 | -91% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +183% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +175% | 1970 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +275% | 1970 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +667% | 1978 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -87% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 9 | 2024 | +483% | 1986 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 9 | 2024 | +42% | 1990 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | +64% | 2008 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +14% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -88% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 8 | 2024 | -28% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | -24% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2024 | -29% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | +69% | 1970 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +89% | 1994 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +67% | 1980 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 6 | 2006 | +500% | 1991 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2024 | -48% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -7% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1996 | +400% | 1979 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2024 | -25% | 1990 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -24% | 1980 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -80% | 1970 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | +192% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 2024 | -21% | 1980 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2003 | -60% | 2001 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.