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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Adams Run Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
1988–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Adams Run

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Adams Run 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
American CrowCorvidae612024+20%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472024+47%1990
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae352024-39%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae342024-35%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332024+91%1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae312024-2%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024-6%1990
Blue JayCorvidae212024-13%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202022+767%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+76%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024-39%1990
Northern ParulaParulidae162024-32%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024+267%1990
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae151999n/an/a
Pine WarblerParulidae122024-30%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024-18%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024-63%1990
House FinchFringillidae102024+300%2006
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92024-60%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+400%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-75%1990
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82024+54%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+44%1990
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024-72%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024+52%1990
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae72024-15%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-81%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+13%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-77%1990
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024-82%1990
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-50%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae52023-48%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-64%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-73%1990
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+167%1990
American RobinTurdidae42024-22%2015
Great EgretArdeidae42024+233%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae42024+200%1996
Wood StorkCiconiidae42022-33%2000
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32019-25%1990

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