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 Recorded
27Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2021 | +226% | 1984 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 33 | 2021 | +23% | 1984 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 31 | 2021 | +44% | 1984 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 26 | 2021 | +8% | 1984 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 25 | 2021 | -1% | 1984 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 25 | 2021 | +33% | 1984 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2021 | -17% | 1984 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 17 | 2021 | -46% | 1984 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 16 | 2021 | -55% | 1984 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 13 | 2021 | -23% | 1984 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2021 | -35% | 1984 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2021 | -22% | 1984 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2021 | +74% | 1984 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2021 | -8% | 1984 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2015 | +167% | 1996 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2021 | +93% | 1984 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2021 | +100% | 1984 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2021 | +10% | 1984 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2003 | -42% | 2001 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2021 | -78% | 1984 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 2021 | -64% | 1984 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2021 | +88% | 1985 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2021 | -19% | 1984 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2021 | -39% | 1984 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2021 | -46% | 1984 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2021 | -32% | 1984 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 1999 | +167% | 1994 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2008 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2019 | -25% | 1984 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2021 | +29% | 1984 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2021 | +9% | 1984 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2021 | +50% | 1985 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2021 | +113% | 2002 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2019 | -57% | 1985 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2021 | -36% | 1984 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2021 | +125% | 1985 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2021 | -64% | 1984 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2019 | +50% | 1984 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 2021 | -69% | 1985 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2021 | -36% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.