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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 25 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae892024+44%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae712024+124%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae552023-75%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae472024-11%1997
European StarlingSturnidae412024-16%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae312024+10%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272024+13%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024-50%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae252024+6%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae242024+65%1997
Blue JayCorvidae202024+75%1997
House FinchFringillidae202024+22%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae172024+27%1997
American CrowCorvidae152024-47%1997
Black VultureCathartidae152024+113%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024-6%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae112024+157%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024+12%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112024-51%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102024-5%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024-16%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024-26%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-68%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024-24%1997
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae102024+380%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+300%1997
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024-66%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-20%1997
American RobinTurdidae92024-25%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-51%1997
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72024+325%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-4%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+71%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-80%1997
Fish CrowCorvidae52024+20%2017
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023-59%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-24%2002
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42010+150%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae32009-83%1997
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32022+25%1999

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