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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Mount Pisgah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
16Years 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 Mount Pisgah

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mount Pisgah 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 CardinalCardinalidae452025+24%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae432025+31%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae402025+47%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-18%2000
Blue JayCorvidae292025+13%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252025+5%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae212025-37%2000
American CrowCorvidae202025-49%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202025+81%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae192025+44%2000
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae172025+350%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+68%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae162025+35%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+127%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142025-16%2000
American RobinTurdidae142025+13%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+63%2000
Prairie WarblerParulidae122025-63%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-32%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+61%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+30%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025+63%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025-25%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+19%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025-20%2000
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae82025-5%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae62021+200%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+133%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+0%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+50%2008
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+60%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-81%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-27%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025-50%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-62%2000
European StarlingSturnidae42025-81%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+50%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae42025-68%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-14%2013

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