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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Fairmont Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.

75Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1981Span
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Fairmont

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fairmont 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
House SparrowPasseridae831981-16%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae781981-3%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae771981+98%1970
European StarlingSturnidae461981+172%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae321981+102%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae251981+38%1970
Blue JayCorvidae241981+110%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae211981-23%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae201981+78%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae201977n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae191981-4%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae171981+208%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae161981+617%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae131981+146%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae121981+314%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae111981-21%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae111981+108%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae101981+6%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae91981-10%1970
American RobinTurdidae91981+135%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae71981-5%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51981+180%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae51981+150%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae41981-52%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae41981+44%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41981+150%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31981+13%1970
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae31981+55%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31981-62%1970
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae31981+100%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae31981+13%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae31981+0%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae31981+133%1976
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21981-11%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21981+50%1979
American CrowCorvidae21977+50%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae21981+133%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae21981-58%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae21981+29%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae21969n/an/a

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