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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Hamlet Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
27Years 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
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Bird Species Found on North Carolina Hamlet

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hamlet 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 MockingbirdMimidae442024+64%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382024+83%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae332024+81%1997
American CrowCorvidae322024+19%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024+9%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302024+79%1997
Blue JayCorvidae292024+35%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae282024+125%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202024-19%1997
European StarlingSturnidae172024-27%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024-18%1997
American RobinTurdidae172024+12%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162024+76%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152024+26%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152024-2%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae122024-77%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112024+54%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112024+56%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae112024+106%2010
House FinchFringillidae92024-7%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-39%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae81999+22%1997
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae72024-21%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+146%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae72024-48%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-20%2004
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024-57%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-62%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62022-44%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024-74%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+29%2014
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024-58%1997
Fish CrowCorvidae62024+17%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62022-40%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+388%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+100%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae41998+300%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-47%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-78%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-37%1997

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