BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27
Mount Pisgah Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.
88Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
1998–2021Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on South Carolina Mount Pisgah
Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 43 | 2021 | +39% | 2000 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 39 | 2021 | +35% | 2000 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2021 | -10% | 2000 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 31 | 2021 | -26% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 28 | 2021 | +2% | 2000 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 26 | 2021 | -5% | 2000 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 26 | 2021 | +55% | 2000 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2021 | -6% | 2000 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 2021 | +15% | 2000 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 13 | 2021 | -16% | 2000 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2021 | +64% | 2000 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2021 | -54% | 2000 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2021 | +32% | 2000 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2021 | +56% | 2000 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 2021 | -52% | 2000 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2021 | +10% | 2000 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 11 | 2021 | -6% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 2021 | -24% | 2000 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 2021 | -12% | 2000 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 8 | 2021 | -32% | 2000 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2021 | +18% | 2000 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2021 | +100% | 2001 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 8 | 2019 | +32% | 2000 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | -52% | 2000 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2021 | +200% | 2000 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2021 | +200% | 2000 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 2021 | -13% | 2000 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2021 | +14% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2021 | +27% | 2000 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2021 | -86% | 2000 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2021 | +40% | 2000 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2021 | -77% | 2000 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2021 | -19% | 2000 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2008 | -33% | 2000 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2021 | -56% | 2000 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2019 | +140% | 2000 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2021 | -79% | 2000 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 3 | 2019 | -21% | 2000 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2019 | +0% | 2001 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.