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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Washington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Washington

Top 40 of 83 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 VireoVireonidae552025+105%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae442025-23%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae442025-37%2003
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae422025+23%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae402025+207%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae392025-2%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352025+21%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-12%2003
American CrowCorvidae322025+0%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322025+23%2003
Prairie WarblerParulidae282025+55%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae262025+33%2003
Pine WarblerParulidae242025+2%2003
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae172025+62%2003
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae16202116×2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142025+4%2003
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132025+92%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+129%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+44%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112025-30%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025+440%2004
OvenbirdParulidae102025-49%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025-67%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025-60%2003
Blue JayCorvidae82025+360%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+136%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-9%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+233%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-28%2003
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52025-42%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+160%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+167%2004
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025-8%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae42025+183%2004
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-47%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-29%2003
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+0%2010
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025+133%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025-40%2008
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32023+100%2010

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