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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Bennettsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2017Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Bennettsville

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bennettsville 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae602017-67%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae372017+9%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352017+13%2000
American CrowCorvidae312017+2%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302017+69%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252017+21%2000
Canada GooseAnatidae242017+27%2007
AnhingaAnhingidae212017+667%2001
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae202017-12%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182017+30%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172017-12%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172017-36%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142017+14%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142017-29%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142017+68%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae142017-15%2000
Blue JayCorvidae132017+5%2000
Great EgretArdeidae132017-40%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae122017-17%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112017+23%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae112017+56%2004
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92017+36%2000
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92017-48%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82017+7%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82017-31%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82017-16%2000
Prairie WarblerParulidae72014-50%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72017-26%2000
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae72017+600%2008
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62017-58%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae62017+40%2000
Fish CrowCorvidae62017-31%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62017+8%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae62017+5%2000
White IbisThreskiornithidae62017+500%2014
Northern ParulaParulidae52017+25%2004
Wood DuckAnatidae42017+200%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42017-13%2000
American RobinTurdidae42017-54%2000
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42017-14%2001

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