BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27
South. Pines Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.
69Species Recorded
2Years Surveyed
1995–1996Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina South. Pines
Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 30 | 1996 | 15× | 1995 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 25 | 1996 | +67% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 1996 | +16% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 22 | 1996 | +69% | 1995 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 19 | 1996 | +58% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 19 | 1996 | -27% | 1995 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 19 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 1996 | +20% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 15 | 1996 | +114% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 1996 | +400% | 1995 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 1996 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 15 | 1996 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 14 | 1996 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 12 | 1996 | +33% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 1996 | +9% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 12 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 12 | 1996 | +71% | 1995 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 11 | 1996 | +83% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 11 | 1996 | +38% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 1996 | -21% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1996 | -9% | 1995 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 10 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 1996 | -31% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 1996 | +80% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 1996 | -40% | 1995 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 1996 | +40% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 1996 | +500% | 1995 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 1996 | -14% | 1995 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 1996 | +200% | 1995 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1996 | +67% | 1995 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1996 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 1996 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1996 | +33% | 1995 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 4 | 1996 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 1996 | -71% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 1996 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1996 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.