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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Dale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 23 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Dale

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

Species recorded on the Dale 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 CardinalCardinalidae432025-41%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312025-20%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae302025+2%2001
American CrowCorvidae272025-55%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae202025+41%2001
White-eyed VireoVireonidae192025-5%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025-31%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+18%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025-48%2001
Pine WarblerParulidae132025-59%2001
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+157%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae122025-34%2001
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae122025+24%2001
Canada GooseAnatidae112022n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025-21%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102025-68%2001
Snowy EgretArdeidae91998n/an/a
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92025+33%2001
White IbisThreskiornithidae82024-97%2005
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82025-45%2001
Blue JayCorvidae82025-46%2001
Painted BuntingCardinalidae82025-38%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-24%2001
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-61%2001
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-7%2001
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025-19%2005
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025-33%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-39%2001
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-74%2001
Clapper RailRallidae42013+33%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-9%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-36%2001
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-52%2001
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025-27%2001
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+89%2005
Laughing GullLaridae42008+300%2005
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025+13%2013
Great EgretArdeidae32025+0%2005
Black VultureCathartidae32025+59%2001
Fish CrowCorvidae32025-57%2001

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