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BBS Route · North Carolina · BCR 29

Sawmill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on North Carolina Sawmill

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sawmill 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
European StarlingSturnidae732024-58%1992
American CrowCorvidae622024-17%1992
American RobinTurdidae572024-15%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482024+31%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae422024-24%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292024-30%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272024+97%1992
House FinchFringillidae242024+58%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222024+55%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024-32%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae182024-53%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae142024-85%1992
Blue JayCorvidae132024-57%1992
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132024+11%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-38%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132024-26%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+44%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-25%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024-70%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+67%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+25%1992
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+170%1992
Pine WarblerParulidae62024-54%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-11%1992
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024+123%1992
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62001n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+10%1992
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024-24%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-48%1992
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+175%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-40%1992
Prairie WarblerParulidae42021+0%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+67%1992
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42022-20%1990
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+13%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-28%1992
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32024+350%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32024+57%1992
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024+140%1992
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32018+100%2013

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