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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 50 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
4Observers

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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282024+536%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252024-35%1969
American CrowCorvidae222024-55%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae162024+350%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152024+186%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024+50%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+75%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024-9%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae102024+36%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102021+400%1997
Laughing GullLaridae102006n/an/a
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+28%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae82024+129%1974
Painted BuntingCardinalidae72024-76%1969
Black VultureCathartidae62024+96%1970
Blue JayCorvidae62024-64%1969
European StarlingSturnidae62022+83%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024-19%1969
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+80%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae52023-94%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-71%1969
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52024+167%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+0%1969
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42019+14%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+0%1969
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42024+214%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-25%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023+114%1971
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae41972n/an/a
White IbisThreskiornithidae32022+71%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+143%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-84%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+109%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae31969-50%1967
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32024-33%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024-74%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024+50%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae31972n/an/a
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32022+50%1978
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024-88%1969

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