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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 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2012Span
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.
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
Eastern TowheePasserellidae342012-12%2000
American CrowCorvidae312012-7%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302012-26%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302012+50%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae292012+94%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae292012+21%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae252012-24%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252012+10%2000
Blue JayCorvidae232012+54%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232012+26%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae212012+17%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202012-21%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172012-22%2000
Fish CrowCorvidae152012+127%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae152012+71%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122012-37%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102012+45%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae92012-11%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82011+180%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82012-38%2000
White IbisThreskiornithidae82006-56%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72012+93%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62012-8%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52011-57%2000
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52012-53%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52012+13%2000
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52012-27%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42012+9%2000
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42001-50%1999
Prairie WarblerParulidae42010+50%2000
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42012n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae32012-59%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32012-57%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae32012-50%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32012-40%2000
Northern ParulaParulidae32012+25%2000
Hooded WarblerParulidae32012+8%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae32012-52%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32012-66%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32012+57%2007

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