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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 31 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2025Span
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 StarlingSturnidae712025-54%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae622025-7%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae572025+58%1992
American RobinTurdidae492025-7%1992
American CrowCorvidae462025-13%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae382025+180%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352025+108%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302025-18%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025-11%1992
Blue JayCorvidae202025-51%1992
House FinchFringillidae182025+42%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025-38%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-85%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae142025-36%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-12%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025+44%1992
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-8%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025-15%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82025+233%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-88%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-72%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025-61%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+25%1992
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025+200%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+170%1992
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-11%1992
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62001n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+50%1992
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+44%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-42%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-11%1997
House SparrowPasseridae42025-86%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-33%1993
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42022-20%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae42025+100%1999
Fish CrowCorvidae42025+300%2021
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+60%1993
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-20%1992
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32024+350%1997
Northern ParulaParulidae32025+133%1996

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