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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Little Mtn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.

88Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1988Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Little Mtn

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Little Mtn 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 CardinalCardinalidae981988+70%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae581988+17%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae441988+185%1968
European StarlingSturnidae411988-67%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae371988+43%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae35198819×1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae321988+147%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae291988+388%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae271988+11%1968
House SparrowPasseridae271988-30%1968
Blue JayCorvidae261988+13%1968
American CrowCorvidae261988-24%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae261988-55%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae251988+80%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae241988-41%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae231988-47%1968
American RobinTurdidae221988+62%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae191988+323%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae181988+194%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae161988+167%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae161988+40%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae161988+123%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae151988+9%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae151988+91%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae131988-5%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae121988+72%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae121988+438%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae111988+620%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae111988+183%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae111988+360%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae101988-74%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81988+210%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae81988+38%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae81988+167%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae71984+83%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae61988-45%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae51988+50%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae51988-72%1968
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae51988+275%1977
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae41988+300%1968

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