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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Lowrys Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.

65Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Lowrys

Top 40 of 65 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 CardinalCardinalidae242025-56%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025-51%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025-36%2017
American CrowCorvidae122025-77%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025-66%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025-46%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-61%2017
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+0%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-20%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025+167%2017
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-50%2017
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+14%2017
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025+700%2017
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+600%2017
Blue JayCorvidae72025-46%2017
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72021+250%2017
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+133%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025-59%2017
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+17%2017
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025-25%2017
Purple MartinHirundinidae62017n/an/a
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+500%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-60%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-62%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-29%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025+25%2017
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-72%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+67%2017
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+300%2017
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-20%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+300%2021
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32021-25%2017
House FinchFringillidae32025-25%2017
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32025+200%2017
Pine WarblerParulidae32025-75%2017
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025+0%2017
American RobinTurdidae32025-25%2017
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+50%2021
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22021+100%2017

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