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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Barton Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2022Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Barton Creek

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Barton Creek 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 CrowCorvidae1282022+324%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae542022+240%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422022+98%1969
House FinchFringillidae372022+338%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312022+186%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae302022+82%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae292022+970%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae292022+700%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252021+144%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252022+20%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae242022-44%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae222022+30%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae202022+120%1974
Blue JayCorvidae172022+9%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162022+63%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142022+100%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112022+186%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102022-11%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae92022+100%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92022-29%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae82022+260%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82022+267%1977
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72022+118%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae72022-31%1969
American RobinTurdidae72022+113%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62022+75%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae62022+7%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52022+100%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae52022+460%1981
American GoldfinchFringillidae52022+257%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42022-47%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42007+50%1971
Great EgretArdeidae42017+67%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022+77%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32022-76%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32021+17%1971
Hooded WarblerParulidae32018+75%1986
Wood DuckAnatidae32022+100%1983
Black VultureCathartidae32022+300%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22022-73%1969

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