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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Wards Corner Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Wards Corner

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wards Corner 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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae149202426×1982
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1202024+87%1987
American CrowCorvidae662024+78%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382024+68%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352024+4%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae332024+283%1969
Blue JayCorvidae322024-9%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae312024+656%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae292024+589%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262024+20%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024-31%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae222024+925%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae202024+373%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152024+293%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-26%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024+37%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112024+433%1970
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae102024+260%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+17%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae92024+188%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae82024+69%1969
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae72024+100%1971
House SparrowPasseridae72024-77%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+162%1969
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae61986n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52024-62%1969
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52012+17%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+9%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-78%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024+81%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-78%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023+125%2011
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52023+150%2010
Horned LarkAlaudidae52018-53%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+13%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-36%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-27%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024-58%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae42018+75%1987
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+725%1997

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