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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Hamlet Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Hamlet

Top 40 of 106 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
American CrowCorvidae472025+11%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462025+85%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae462025+52%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae352025+94%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-16%1997
Blue JayCorvidae242025+23%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242025+74%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae212025-76%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+113%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae192025+57%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192025-19%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae162025-39%1997
American RobinTurdidae152025+17%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+86%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132025-36%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+2%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025+83%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025-28%1997
European StarlingSturnidae92025-64%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025-33%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025-77%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025-71%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+92%2002
Fish CrowCorvidae82025+42%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae81999+22%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025-11%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+127%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025-47%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025-46%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+0%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025-75%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae62025+125%2010
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62022-40%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+188%1999
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52025+7%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-62%1997
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae41998+300%1995
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42025-80%1997
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42024+13%2002
Black VultureCathartidae42022-50%2009

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.