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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Wilgrove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Wilgrove

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wilgrove 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae912025+75%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae522025+146%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae432025-40%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362025-9%1997
American CrowCorvidae312025-41%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025+26%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025+87%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae282025+36%1997
House FinchFringillidae242025+29%1997
American RobinTurdidae242025-25%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212025-2%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025-13%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025+18%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025-5%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142025+6%1997
Blue JayCorvidae132025+79%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae122025-15%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-12%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112025+27%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112025+357%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112025-52%1997
House SparrowPasseridae112025-51%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+12%1997
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae102024+380%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025+214%2001
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+42%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+171%1999
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025-31%1997
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+150%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-47%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+40%2001
European StarlingSturnidae52025-48%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-68%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-80%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-24%2002
Fish CrowCorvidae52025+60%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-73%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025-22%1999
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42010+150%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae32009-83%1997

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