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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Cauthens Xrd Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2021Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Cauthens Xrd

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cauthens Xrd 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502021+226%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332021+23%1984
American CrowCorvidae312021+44%1984
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262021+8%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae252021-1%1984
Pine WarblerParulidae252021+33%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242021-17%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172021-46%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162021-55%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae132021-23%1984
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122021-35%1984
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102021-22%1984
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82021+74%1984
Blue JayCorvidae82021-8%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae82015+167%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72021+93%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72021+100%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72021+10%1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae72003-42%2001
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62021-78%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae62021-64%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62021+88%1985
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52021-19%1984
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52021-39%1984
Prairie WarblerParulidae52021-46%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae52021-32%1984
House SparrowPasseridae51999+167%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52008+0%1999
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae42019-25%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42021+29%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42021+9%1984
Northern ParulaParulidae42021+50%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42021+113%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32019-57%1985
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32021-36%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae32021+125%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae32021-64%1984
Hooded WarblerParulidae32019+50%1984
American RobinTurdidae32021-69%1985
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32021-36%1984

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