BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29
Hulls Xroads Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.
89Species Recorded
22Years Surveyed
1997–2023Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on North Carolina Hulls Xroads
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 64 | 2023 | -20% | 2001 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2023 | +56% | 2001 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 42 | 2023 | -18% | 2001 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 39 | 2023 | +124% | 2001 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 31 | 2023 | -68% | 2001 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 31 | 2023 | -47% | 2001 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2023 | +539% | 2001 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 29 | 2023 | +13% | 2001 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 28 | 2023 | +66% | 2001 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 26 | 2023 | -82% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 22 | 2023 | -31% | 2001 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 20 | 2022 | -55% | 2002 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2023 | +18% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 16 | 2023 | +85% | 2001 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 14 | 2023 | +117% | 2001 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 2023 | -33% | 2001 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2023 | +75% | 2001 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2023 | -52% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +50% | 2001 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2023 | +91% | 2001 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 9 | 2023 | -13% | 2001 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2023 | +150% | 2001 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2021 | -14% | 2001 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2023 | -80% | 2001 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2022 | +15% | 2002 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | +108% | 2001 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 7 | 2023 | +71% | 2001 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2023 | -10% | 2005 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2023 | +47% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | -70% | 2001 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2023 | -21% | 2001 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2023 | +54% | 2001 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2023 | -70% | 2001 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2002 | +300% | 2001 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | +175% | 2014 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2023 | +20% | 2002 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | -29% | 2007 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | -70% | 2001 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | -60% | 2001 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 3 | 2023 | -68% | 2002 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.