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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Coward Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Coward

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coward 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 MockingbirdMimidae292024-16%1968
American CrowCorvidae232024+23%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024-48%1968
Blue JayCorvidae132024-73%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024+0%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+280%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112024-76%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-82%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92024-81%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024-15%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024-71%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae82024+130%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+214%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024-82%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-74%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-63%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024-60%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024-65%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-41%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+4%1968
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae62024+80%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52022-22%1969
European StarlingSturnidae52024-69%1968
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae51984+29%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae52023+67%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024-57%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42024-58%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae42024-77%1986
Black VultureCathartidae42024+300%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32019-56%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-61%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-92%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32023-60%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae32024-82%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae32010+113%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae32024+80%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae32018+200%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-63%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024-64%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22021-91%1968

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