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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 35 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 →
35Years 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
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 CardinalCardinalidae242025-46%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025-6%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025+47%1980
American CrowCorvidae162025-36%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025-32%1973
European StarlingSturnidae142021-31%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025+14%1975
Blue JayCorvidae122025-44%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae122008-25%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+20%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae92019+138%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025-54%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae92019+300%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae72019+660%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-26%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025-33%1973
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62019+150%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae62019-50%1973
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62021-67%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-54%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+22%1973
House SparrowPasseridae52025-92%1973
White IbisThreskiornithidae52021-62%1988
Fish CrowCorvidae52021+40%1975
House FinchFringillidae52025+71%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52019+100%2008
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42021+80%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42021-37%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42021+0%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-85%1973
American RobinTurdidae42025+267%1975
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32021+25%1976
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32021-25%1973
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-63%1973
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32007+17%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22025-72%1973
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae22021-43%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22021-74%1973
Field SparrowPasserellidae22021-88%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22025-82%1973

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