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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

New Holland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina New Holland

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the New Holland 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
Blue JayCorvidae692025+27%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae642025+39%1970
American CrowCorvidae552025+144%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae542025-49%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312025-28%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae292025+116%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae262025-59%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae252025+111%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae242025+4%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae242025+160%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202025+42%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192025-57%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182025+168%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172025+110%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae162025-25%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152025-66%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae14202516×1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+300%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+500%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+190%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae112025+12%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102025+111%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92025-25%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025+39%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92025+25%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae92025+600%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82025+44%1973
House FinchFringillidae72025+100%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+800%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025+43%1983
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025-85%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-18%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+67%1970
House SparrowPasseridae52025-93%1970
Great EgretArdeidae52021+100%1979
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+0%1971
Black VultureCathartidae52024-81%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+79%1979
Common Ground DoveColumbidae52023+40%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+175%2005

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