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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Coward Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Coward

Top 40 of 98 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 CardinalCardinalidae1202025-37%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae1162025+448%1968
American CrowCorvidae982025+221%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae972025-37%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae802025+85%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae562025-19%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae482025+220%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422025+13%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae402025+600%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae372025+92%1968
Blue JayCorvidae322025-49%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae322025+37%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae312025+720%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272025+740%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae262025+340%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae232025-56%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232025+21%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025-48%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025-53%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae192025-79%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae192025-33%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-76%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025-84%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae162025+11%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae162025-41%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025+233%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025-87%1968
Prairie WarblerParulidae152025-18%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae152025+64%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142025-48%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025-36%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+0%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025-79%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102025-6%1968
European StarlingSturnidae102025-65%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025-41%1968
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae92025+240%2016
House FinchFringillidae92025+83%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-69%1968
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae72025+29%1971

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.