BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29
Owings Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.
80Species Recorded
8Years Surveyed
1992–2004Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on South Carolina Owings
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 49 | 2004 | -37% | 1996 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 36 | 2004 | -4% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2004 | -29% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 33 | 2004 | -1% | 1996 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 32 | 2004 | -12% | 1996 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 28 | 2004 | -34% | 1996 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 2004 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 25 | 2004 | -58% | 1996 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2004 | -57% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 22 | 2004 | -19% | 1996 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 21 | 2004 | -27% | 1996 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 20 | 2004 | -19% | 1996 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2004 | -7% | 1996 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 18 | 2004 | +6% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 18 | 2004 | -31% | 1996 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 17 | 2004 | -52% | 1996 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 16 | 2004 | -30% | 1996 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 15 | 2004 | +32% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2004 | -24% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 13 | 2004 | -4% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 13 | 2004 | -12% | 1996 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2004 | +55% | 1996 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2004 | +33% | 1995 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 11 | 1998 | +267% | 1997 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2004 | -56% | 1996 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 9 | 2004 | -32% | 1996 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2004 | -38% | 1996 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2004 | +38% | 1995 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 1997 | +700% | 1995 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 8 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2004 | -49% | 1996 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2004 | -9% | 1996 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2004 | -48% | 1996 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2004 | +9% | 1996 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 6 | 2004 | -33% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2004 | -71% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2004 | -13% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2004 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2004 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2000 | +400% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.