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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Nixonville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

73Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–1995Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Nixonville

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nixonville 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
White IbisThreskiornithidae281992-49%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae261995-9%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae191995-49%1990
Blue JayCorvidae171995-16%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae171995-45%1990
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae161995-39%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae141995-59%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae141995-22%1990
American CrowCorvidae121995+16%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae111995+5%1990
Orchard OrioleIcteridae91995-44%1990
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae81995+0%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae71995+33%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae71995-84%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae71995+240%1988
Northern ParulaParulidae71995-24%1990
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae71993-44%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae61995-58%1990
Fish CrowCorvidae61995-67%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae61995+31%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae61988+50%1987
Summer TanagerCardinalidae61995-26%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae61995-81%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae61994-50%1990
Wood ThrushTurdidae61995-71%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae61995-39%1990
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae51995-17%1990
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae51995-43%1990
European StarlingSturnidae51995-81%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae41995+80%1990
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae41995+44%1990
House SparrowPasseridae41995-38%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae41995+300%1988
Pine WarblerParulidae41995-8%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31995-60%1990
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae31994+0%1990
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae31995+56%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae31995-76%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae31994+0%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae31995-37%1990

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