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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Washington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Washington

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Washington 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
White-eyed VireoVireonidae582024+109%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae432024-10%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae382024-42%2003
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae352024+17%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae332024-20%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024-22%2003
American CrowCorvidae292024-10%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292024+18%2003
Prairie WarblerParulidae262024+67%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242024+13%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024+163%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182024+35%2003
Pine WarblerParulidae172024+3%2003
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae16202116×2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae142024+2%2003
OvenbirdParulidae132024-41%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024+157%2003
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024+43%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024+420%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+118%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024-61%2003
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92024+46%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024-24%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+19%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-9%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024-20%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+7%2004
Blue JayCorvidae52024+360%2003
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52024-31%2003
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52024-38%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae52022+150%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+722%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+113%2005
Fish CrowCorvidae42024+43%2005
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-33%2004
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae32024+75%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae32023+17%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024+220%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32023+100%2010
American RobinTurdidae32024+167%2022

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