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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Lowrys Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.

60Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2021Span
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Bird Species Found on South Carolina Lowrys

Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lowrys 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 CardinalCardinalidae432021-22%2017
American CrowCorvidae362021-29%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252021-29%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae212021-53%2017
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae202021+11%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172021-39%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152021-40%2017
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152021-6%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142021-18%2017
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122021+50%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae122021-46%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112021+57%2017
Wood ThrushTurdidae92021+800%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82021-39%2017
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82021-27%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82021-47%2017
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72021+250%2017
Pine WarblerParulidae72021-42%2017
Brown ThrasherMimidae72021+133%2017
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62021+500%2017
American GoldfinchFringillidae62021+100%2017
Purple MartinHirundinidae62017n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62017n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae52021+25%2017
Blue JayCorvidae42021-69%2017
House FinchFringillidae42017n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae42017n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42021+0%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae32021+0%2017
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32021-40%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32021+0%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32021-25%2017
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32021-40%2017
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32021-70%2017
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32021-63%2017
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32021-57%2017
OvenbirdParulidae32021+200%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22021+100%2017
Chimney SwiftApodidae22021+100%2017
Northern ParulaParulidae22021+100%2017

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