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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Boiling Spgs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

66Species 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 →
1967–1979Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Boiling Spgs

Top 40 of 66 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Boiling Spgs 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
Common GrackleIcteridae661979-39%1969
European StarlingSturnidae541979-38%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae501979-23%1969
House SparrowPasseridae371979-52%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae281979-7%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae251979-39%1969
American RobinTurdidae221979+51%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae181979-29%1969
Blue JayCorvidae181979-19%1969
American CrowCorvidae181979-13%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae171979-30%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae161979+38%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae141979-57%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae131979+64%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae111979-15%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae101979-54%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae91979-43%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae81979-67%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae81979-41%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae61979-19%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae41979-65%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae41979-66%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae41975+300%1967
Wood ThrushTurdidae41979+12%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41979-40%1972
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae31979+20%1972
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae31975+67%1970
Prairie WarblerParulidae31973+25%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae31979+83%1972
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae21967n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae21978-36%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae21979-64%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae21979+67%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae21979-82%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae21978-50%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21975-30%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae21979-71%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae21979-12%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae21979+75%1973
Carolina ChickadeeParidae21979+250%1969

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