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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

New Holland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina New Holland

Top 40 of 102 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
American CrowCorvidae652024+129%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae502024+42%1970
Blue JayCorvidae432024+18%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae392024-55%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae38202417×1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302024-19%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae252024-68%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024+147%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae242024+125%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae202024-67%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae202024+208%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024+186%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024+43%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024+250%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152024+11%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152024-56%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+26%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae132024-45%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132024+110%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+93%1979
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112024-25%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+967%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024+280%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-82%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72023-12%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+56%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024-14%1971
European StarlingSturnidae62022-62%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+38%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+16%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+400%1972
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52024+33%1971
Great EgretArdeidae52021+100%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+175%1973
Black VultureCathartidae52024-81%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+29%1999
Common Ground DoveColumbidae52023+40%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-27%1977
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42024-63%1977
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+44%1970

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