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 Recorded
42Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 149 | 2024 | 26× | 1982 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 120 | 2024 | +87% | 1987 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 66 | 2024 | +78% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 38 | 2024 | +68% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 35 | 2024 | +4% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 33 | 2024 | +283% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 32 | 2024 | -9% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 31 | 2024 | +656% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 29 | 2024 | +589% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 26 | 2024 | +20% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2024 | -31% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 22 | 2024 | +925% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2024 | +373% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | +293% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | -26% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2024 | +37% | 1969 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 11 | 2024 | +433% | 1970 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 10 | 2024 | +260% | 1974 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | +17% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2024 | +188% | 1973 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +69% | 1969 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2024 | -77% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +162% | 1969 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 6 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2024 | -62% | 1969 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2012 | +17% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +9% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -78% | 1969 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +81% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -78% | 1969 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2023 | +125% | 2011 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2023 | +150% | 2010 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 2018 | -53% | 2012 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +13% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -27% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | -58% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2018 | +75% | 1987 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | +725% | 1997 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.