Species · South Carolina · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Yellow-throated Warbler Population Trend in South Carolina

Yellow-throated Warbler in South Carolina has surged: up 176% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+176%Since 1968
43Routes In State
58Years

Notable Yellow-throated Warbler Trends in South Carolina

long arc increasecomputed index

Yellow-throated Warbler has surged in South Carolina: up 176% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Yellow-throated Warbler Population Forecast in South Carolina

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-throated Warbler in South Carolina is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 2.1 (95% range 0.91–3.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±16.8%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+8%Change by 2029
2.1Projected 2029 index
0.913.295% range
±16.8%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20252.00.833.1
20262.00.853.1
20272.00.873.2
20282.00.893.2
20292.10.913.2

Yellow-throated Warbler Survey Routes in South Carolina

Routes recording Yellow-throated Warbler in South Carolina.
Salem Xrd1120191986
Pinewood820192009
Adams Run820241988
Dale720241998
Walterboro520171970
Plum Branch520241987
Ridgeway520192012
Hardeeville420241967
Kiawah Island420242003
New Holland320241971
Little Mtn319811966
Mount Pisgah320191998
Bennettsville320171998
Johns Isle219731967
Rome220241971
Holly Hill220241972
Wagener220101967
Nixonville219921987
Green Sea220222022
Carvers Bay220112007
Nixville220171998
Red Bluff220231996
Jamestown120191968
Coward120241969
Foreston120071973

Yellow-throated Warbler Population Trend in Other States

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.