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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Chesnee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2015Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Chesnee

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chesnee 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
American CrowCorvidae532015+47%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae492002n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae372015-63%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372015+7%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae342015+61%1995
American RobinTurdidae332015-5%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae282015-45%1995
Blue JayCorvidae282015+3%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae252015+83%1995
European StarlingSturnidae242015-54%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212015+44%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202015-37%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192015-10%1995
House FinchFringillidae182015-36%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae172015-71%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae162015-28%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae162015+32%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152015+65%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae142015-58%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142015-23%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122015-69%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122015+67%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102015+300%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92015-7%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92015+60%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae92015-33%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82015+8%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae82015-25%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82015+31%2011
Purple MartinHirundinidae72015-60%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52015-81%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae42015+20%1995
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42015+43%1995
House SparrowPasseridae42014-33%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42015+27%1995
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42015+83%1998
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42013+300%2005
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32015-74%1995
Pine WarblerParulidae32015-33%1995
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae22007+100%1999

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