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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Sheep Ridge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Sheep Ridge

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sheep Ridge 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae582024+23%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452024+46%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae442024+49%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae312024-15%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae292024-38%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae272024+36%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae272024+41%1996
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae242024+14%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202024+105%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae192024+71%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024-29%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182024-24%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae172024-13%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024-13%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-1%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132024-57%1996
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae132024+171%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132024-46%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024-25%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae102024+133%1997
Northern ParulaParulidae102024-40%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024-54%1996
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82024+67%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024-75%1996
House FinchFringillidae71998n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae62024-72%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024-44%1996
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+13%1999
Prairie WarblerParulidae52024+52%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52024-71%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae52018-50%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae52024-10%1996
Blue JayCorvidae52024+57%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae52018+0%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-50%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-46%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-65%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+167%1996
OvenbirdParulidae42024-59%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024+100%2001

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