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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Hardeeville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on South Carolina Hardeeville

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hardeeville 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 CardinalCardinalidae332025-28%1969
American CrowCorvidae292025-54%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae232025+72%1969
Black VultureCathartidae212025+81%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae202025+64%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192025+457%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+159%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+127%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae142025+28%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae122025+167%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102025+157%1969
Blue JayCorvidae102025-70%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102021+400%1997
Laughing GullLaridae102006n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+36%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025-44%1969
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82025+100%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-77%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025-15%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025-89%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-80%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025-44%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-42%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-70%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-72%1986
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae62025-79%1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+33%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+71%1971
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52024+167%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+0%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae42025-75%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-53%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae41972n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32025+120%1969
European StarlingSturnidae32025+117%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae31969-50%1967
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32025-87%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025-76%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae31972n/an/a
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32022+50%1978

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