BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Carvers Bay Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

78Species Recorded

12Years Surveyed

1998–2012Span

3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Carvers Bay

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carvers Bay route.

Eastern Towhee	Passerellidae	34	2012	-12%	2000
American Crow	Corvidae	31	2012	-7%	2000
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalidae	30	2012	-26%	2000
Carolina Wren	Troglodytidae	30	2012	+50%	2000
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	29	2012	+94%	2000
Tufted Titmouse	Paridae	29	2012	+21%	2000
White-eyed Vireo	Vireonidae	25	2012	-24%	2000
Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	25	2012	+10%	2000
Blue Jay	Corvidae	23	2012	+54%	2000
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteriidae	23	2012	+26%	2000
Blue Grosbeak	Cardinalidae	21	2012	+17%	2000
Indigo Bunting	Cardinalidae	20	2012	-21%	2000
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptilidae	17	2012	-22%	2000
Fish Crow	Corvidae	15	2012	+127%	2006
Common Yellowthroat	Parulidae	15	2012	+71%	2000
Great Crested Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	12	2012	-37%	2000
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Picidae	10	2012	+45%	2000
Chimney Swift	Apodidae	9	2012	-11%	2000
Pileated Woodpecker	Picidae	8	2011	+180%	2000
Carolina Chickadee	Paridae	8	2012	-38%	2000
White Ibis	Threskiornithidae	8	2006	-56%	1999
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	7	2012	+93%	2000
Downy Woodpecker	Picidae	6	2012	-8%	2000
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Cuculidae	5	2011	-57%	2000
Orchard Oriole	Icteridae	5	2012	-53%	2000
Summer Tanager	Cardinalidae	5	2012	+13%	2000
Brown-headed Nuthatch	Sittidae	5	2012	-27%	2000
Acadian Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	4	2012	+9%	2000
Prothonotary Warbler	Parulidae	4	2001	-50%	1999
Prairie Warbler	Parulidae	4	2010	+50%	2000
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Hirundinidae	4	2012	n/a	n/a
Turkey Vulture	Cathartidae	3	2012	-59%	2000
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannidae	3	2012	-57%	2000
Common Grackle	Icteridae	3	2012	-50%	2000
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireonidae	3	2012	-40%	2000
Northern Parula	Parulidae	3	2012	+25%	2000
Hooded Warbler	Parulidae	3	2012	+8%	2000
Wood Thrush	Turdidae	3	2012	-52%	2000
Eastern Bluebird	Turdidae	3	2012	-66%	2000
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	3	2012	+57%	2007

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