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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 27

Mattamuskeet Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2021Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Mattamuskeet

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mattamuskeet 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
Canada GooseAnatidae65202117×2004
Common GrackleIcteridae582021-18%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae422021-7%2000
European StarlingSturnidae412021+4%2000
Ring-billed GullLaridae262001+73%1999
American CrowCorvidae262021+3%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212021+36%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192021-14%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae182021+135%2000
Laughing GullLaridae162021-41%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162021+2%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae142021+1%2000
MallardAnatidae14200714×1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112021-78%2000
Fish CrowCorvidae112021-84%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102021+18%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82021+16%2000
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae72021+914%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72021+467%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62021-61%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62021-21%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae52021-40%2000
American RobinTurdidae52021+15%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52021+20%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42021-14%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42021-66%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42021+50%2000
House SparrowPasseridae42021+100%2002
Green HeronArdeidae32021-30%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae32021+50%2000
OspreyPandionidae32019+40%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32021-25%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae32019+129%2003
Forster's TernLaridae32019+100%2002
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32021+100%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32009n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32017n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22021-42%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22021-27%2001
Barred OwlStrigidae22002+100%2001

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