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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Nixville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
20Years 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 Nixville

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nixville 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 CardinalCardinalidae632025-16%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae552025-12%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412025-24%2000
American CrowCorvidae302025-13%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae272025+9%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025-25%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae262025-47%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae262025-15%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae242025-12%2001
Pine WarblerParulidae242025-21%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025-43%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202025+62%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae192025+52%2000
Northern ParulaParulidae192025+18%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192025+35%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182025+6%2000
Brown ThrasherMimidae182025-19%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025+263%2005
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162025-9%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152025-23%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae152025+200%2002
Blue JayCorvidae142025-38%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142025-33%2000
Painted BuntingCardinalidae142025+22%2000
White IbisThreskiornithidae122025+224%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+171%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+13%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae112017-16%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+200%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+41%2000
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae82025+83%2001
Fish CrowCorvidae72025-27%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025+157%2001
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae72025+50%2001
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae72025+120%2000
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62025+43%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-66%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-54%2000
Black VultureCathartidae62025-18%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+11%2009

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