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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Rowland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Rowland

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rowland 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae792024+18%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae632024-12%1992
American CrowCorvidae63202413×1992
European StarlingSturnidae512024-33%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae432024+30%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024-14%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae322024-69%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232024+131%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024-44%1992
Blue JayCorvidae152024-16%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152024-49%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-65%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142024-53%1992
KilldeerCharadriidae122024+500%1992
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122024-51%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024-36%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024-45%1992
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102024+300%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024-50%1992
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-60%1992
Fish CrowCorvidae82024-6%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+14%1992
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+0%1992
House SparrowPasseridae62024-88%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+775%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae52024-63%1992
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42024+25%1992
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42024-67%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+50%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-77%1992
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32001-8%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-73%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae32024-17%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024-93%1992
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32024-50%1992
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32024-72%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024-79%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32024-76%1992
American RobinTurdidae32024-80%1992
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+75%1994

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.