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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Jamestown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Jamestown

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jamestown 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 WrenTroglodytidae192019-74%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae152019+11%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142019-31%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112019-44%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112019+17%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92019-76%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae91991-64%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae82019+31%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae72019+100%1969
American CrowCorvidae62019-86%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62019-34%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52019+243%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42019+0%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42019-81%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42019-50%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42019+75%1970
European StarlingSturnidae42003+67%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae42015+167%1972
Great EgretArdeidae42004+125%1975
unid Black-crowned / Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae42005n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32019-40%1969
Blue JayCorvidae32019-44%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32005+117%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae31986+200%1967
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32019-47%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae32014-41%1986
Wood DuckAnatidae31997+100%1972
American KestrelFalconidae32009+133%1989
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32001-17%1991
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae31993n/an/a
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae22012-31%1969
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22005-29%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae21996+100%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22019+80%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae21968-33%1967
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22019-20%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22019-71%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae22019-54%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22017-83%1969
House SparrowPasseridae21993+8%1970

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