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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Foreston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 34 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2021Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Foreston

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

Species recorded on the Foreston 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 MockingbirdMimidae342021+22%1973
American CrowCorvidae322021-20%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae312021-1%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302021-27%1973
Blue JayCorvidae262021-25%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192021-27%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172021+16%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172021-19%1980
European StarlingSturnidae142021-31%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae132021+55%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae122008-25%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112021+357%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae112021+383%1999
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae112019+120%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102021-54%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92021-41%1973
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92021+40%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae92019+138%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae92019+300%2005
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82021-82%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82021-76%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae72019+660%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae72021-35%1974
House FinchFringillidae72021+75%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62019+150%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae62019-50%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62021-76%1973
Painted BuntingCardinalidae62021+100%1973
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62021-67%1975
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52021-96%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae52021-87%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52021+67%1973
House SparrowPasseridae52019-93%1973
White IbisThreskiornithidae52021-62%1988
Fish CrowCorvidae52021+40%1975
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52019+100%2008
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42021+80%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42021-37%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42021-57%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42021-23%1973

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