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 Recorded
31Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 79 | 2024 | +18% | 1992 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 63 | 2024 | -12% | 1992 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 63 | 2024 | 13× | 1992 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 51 | 2024 | -33% | 1992 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 43 | 2024 | +30% | 1992 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 42 | 2024 | -14% | 1992 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | -69% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 23 | 2024 | +131% | 1992 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2024 | -44% | 1992 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | -16% | 1992 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | -49% | 1992 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | -65% | 1992 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 14 | 2024 | -53% | 1992 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 12 | 2024 | +500% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | -51% | 1992 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -36% | 1992 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | -45% | 1992 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 10 | 2024 | +300% | 2019 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 8 | 2024 | -60% | 1992 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | -6% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +14% | 1992 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 1992 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2024 | -88% | 1992 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2024 | +775% | 2007 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -63% | 1992 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 1992 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2024 | -67% | 2001 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2024 | -77% | 1992 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2001 | -8% | 1992 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -73% | 1992 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2024 | -17% | 1992 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -93% | 1992 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 2024 | -72% | 1992 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | -79% | 1992 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2024 | -76% | 1992 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | -80% | 1992 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | +75% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.