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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Hallsboro Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2019Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Hallsboro

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hallsboro 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
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152019+371%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae152016+543%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae142017+700%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132019+61%1983
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132019+31%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae122019-29%1983
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92019+3%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82019+244%1983
Purple MartinHirundinidae82019-10%1983
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82016+0%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82019+833%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82019+200%1991
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72019+39%1984
Blue JayCorvidae62019+29%1983
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62019+275%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62019-37%1983
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62019+163%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae62019+62%1983
American CrowCorvidae52019+144%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae52019-73%1983
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52019+500%1984
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52016+133%1990
Great EgretArdeidae42019+67%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42019+43%1983
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42019+118%1983
Chimney SwiftApodidae42019-50%1983
European StarlingSturnidae42019+56%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42019-7%1983
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42017-10%1983
House SparrowPasseridae42019+4%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae42017-29%1987
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32019-28%1983
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae32019-31%1983
Pine WarblerParulidae32019-13%1983
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32019-40%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32019-30%1984
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32015+17%1984
American RobinTurdidae32019+133%1989
White IbisThreskiornithidae32019+186%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae32019+280%1997

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