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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Kiawah Island Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Kiawah Island

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kiawah Island 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
Tufted TitmouseParidae582025+89%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae522025-12%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae512025-11%2000
Laughing GullLaridae442025+91%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae412025+118%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae322025+52%2000
American CrowCorvidae242025+4%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae202025+222%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182025-59%2000
Snowy EgretArdeidae182025+100%2001
Painted BuntingCardinalidae152025+36%2000
Blue JayCorvidae132025-50%2000
OspreyPandionidae122025+146%2000
Green HeronArdeidae112025+0%2000
White IbisThreskiornithidae112025+19%2021
House FinchFringillidae102025+85%2004
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae92025-56%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025-23%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-27%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+244%2000
Brown PelicanPelecanidae62025+278%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-24%2000
Great EgretArdeidae52025-19%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52012-41%2000
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52025+129%2005
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+139%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-90%2000
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42025-13%2008
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+0%2005
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-73%2000
Fish CrowCorvidae32025+19%2000
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32025+83%2007
AnhingaAnhingidae32025+150%2006
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32019n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22025+0%2000
Clapper RailRallidae22023-42%2000
Common GallinuleRallidae22025-14%2004
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22025-60%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-50%2000
European StarlingSturnidae22013-29%2000

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