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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Blacksburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 13 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2013Span
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Bird Species Found on South Carolina Blacksburg

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

Species recorded on the Blacksburg 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
Purple MartinHirundinidae312201312×2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae652013+78%2000
American CrowCorvidae572013+60%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532013-19%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae452013+132%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae362013+181%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292013+78%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292013+33%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae282012+210%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272013+22%2000
American RobinTurdidae242013+8%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae222013+4%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae212013+50%2000
Black VultureCathartidae182013+371%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132013+43%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae112013-15%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112013+0%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112013+39%2000
House SparrowPasseridae102007+53%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae91998n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92011+30%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82013+162%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82013-43%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82013-54%2000
Brown ThrasherMimidae82013+100%2001
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62013-30%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62013+0%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae62013-5%2000
House FinchFringillidae52013+70%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae42013-27%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42013+0%2000
Blue JayCorvidae42013-52%2000
European StarlingSturnidae42013+25%2000
Field SparrowPasserellidae42013-61%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42013+29%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae42013-53%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32013+27%2000
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae32007+0%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32011-44%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae32013-58%2000

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