BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Kiawah Island Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Kiawah Island

Top 40 of 90 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae592024-14%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae512024+80%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae502024-15%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae412024+102%2000
Fish CrowCorvidae372024+30%2000
Laughing GullLaridae302024+101%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae302024+53%2000
American CrowCorvidae252024+4%2000
White IbisThreskiornithidae222024-3%2021
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202024-21%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192024-58%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae192024+183%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae172024+162%2000
Green HeronArdeidae142024-10%2000
Blue JayCorvidae142024-53%2000
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae112018+58%2009
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae102024-69%2000
Painted BuntingCardinalidae102024+29%2000
OspreyPandionidae92024+82%2000
Snowy EgretArdeidae92024+27%2001
Great EgretArdeidae82024-12%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024+267%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52012-41%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-33%2000
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52024+83%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-70%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-41%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-83%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-24%2000
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-67%2000
Tricolored HeronArdeidae42024-28%2001
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+60%2001
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+0%2005
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42024+86%2005
Brown PelicanPelecanidae32024+344%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024-87%2000
Black SkimmerLaridae32024-56%2001
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32024+0%2010
House FinchFringillidae32024+69%2004
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32019n/an/a

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