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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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 WrenTroglodytidae432025+22%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025+82%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae262025+50%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262025+48%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae262025-26%1996
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae222025+200%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025-2%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025+0%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae182025+12%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae172025+19%1996
American CrowCorvidae172025-40%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-15%1996
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae142025+25%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025-46%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae122025+94%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae102024+133%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025-44%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-52%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae102025-33%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+100%1996
House FinchFringillidae71998n/an/a
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025-59%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025-22%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025-23%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+39%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025-57%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-44%1996
OvenbirdParulidae52025-67%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-68%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae52018+0%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025+100%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025+400%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+43%2001
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae42025-57%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-46%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-77%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+200%1996
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32025+167%1999
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32025+22%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025-27%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.