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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Anderson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2018Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Anderson

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Anderson 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae582018+55%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae472018-28%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312018+73%1979
American CrowCorvidae302018+20%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae282018-38%1979
American RobinTurdidae272018-11%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242018-42%1979
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232018+162%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae212018+208%1980
European StarlingSturnidae172018-81%1979
Blue JayCorvidae142018-73%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae142018-94%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102018+30%1979
Canada GooseAnatidae82010-33%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72018+120%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62018-9%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae52017+0%1981
Field SparrowPasserellidae52018-91%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52018-84%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42010-81%1979
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42018-65%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42018-44%1979
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42009+17%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42013-96%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae42018+80%1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42018-48%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae42018-39%1980
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42018+167%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42015-36%2004
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32018-54%1979
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32018-94%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32018-40%1979
House SparrowPasseridae32018-90%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32018+0%1980
House FinchFringillidae32018-29%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae22017-55%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22009+0%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22014-73%1979
Wood ThrushTurdidae22018-85%1979
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22017+13%1982

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