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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Jamesville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
1983–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Jamesville

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jamesville 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
Purple MartinHirundinidae872025+62%1985
American CrowCorvidae662025+42%1985
European StarlingSturnidae602025+30%1985
Northern MockingbirdMimidae492025+46%1985
Turkey VultureCathartidae43202519×1986
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422025+111%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025-48%1985
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332025-5%1985
American RobinTurdidae322025+44%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292025+168%1985
Tufted TitmouseParidae262025-12%1985
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232025-16%1985
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae222025+100%1985
Chimney SwiftApodidae212025-29%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21202518×1985
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+5%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172025-51%1985
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae172025-25%1985
House SparrowPasseridae162025-79%1985
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+9%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-80%1985
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025-23%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-70%1985
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152025+143%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025-51%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-29%1985
Blue JayCorvidae122025-41%1985
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+63%1985
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-65%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025+70%1985
Pine WarblerParulidae112025-43%1985
Prairie WarblerParulidae102025-12%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025+517%1992
House FinchFringillidae102025+429%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae92017-56%1985
Fish CrowCorvidae92025-52%1985
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025-61%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025-29%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+400%1985
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae82025+275%1985

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