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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
14Years Surveyed
1968–1981Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Fairmont
Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 83 | 1981 | -16% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 78 | 1981 | -3% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 77 | 1981 | +98% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 46 | 1981 | +172% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 32 | 1981 | +102% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 25 | 1981 | +38% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 24 | 1981 | +110% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 21 | 1981 | -23% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 20 | 1981 | +78% | 1970 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 20 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 19 | 1981 | -4% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 1981 | +208% | 1970 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 16 | 1981 | +617% | 1970 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 13 | 1981 | +146% | 1971 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 12 | 1981 | +314% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 1981 | -21% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 1981 | +108% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 1981 | +6% | 1970 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 9 | 1981 | -10% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 9 | 1981 | +135% | 1970 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 1981 | -5% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 1981 | +180% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1981 | +150% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1981 | -52% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1981 | +44% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 1981 | +150% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 1981 | +13% | 1970 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1981 | +55% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1981 | -62% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 1981 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 1981 | +13% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1981 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1981 | +133% | 1976 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1981 | -11% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1981 | +50% | 1979 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 1977 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 1981 | +133% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 2 | 1981 | -58% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 1981 | +29% | 1970 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1969 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.