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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Owings 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on South Carolina Owings 2

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Owings 2 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 CardinalCardinalidae312024-23%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282024-30%2007
American CrowCorvidae242024-67%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024-61%2007
Black VultureCathartidae162024-24%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae152016+150%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae122024-20%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024-76%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102024+57%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+533%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+75%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae82021-47%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024-43%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024-66%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024-48%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+13%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+6%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+109%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024-33%2007
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024-7%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-66%2007
MallardAnatidae52010n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024-68%2007
Blue JayCorvidae42024-67%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-53%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-84%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-61%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42024+29%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-83%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023-42%2007
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+25%2007
House FinchFringillidae32023-60%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024-69%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae32022-38%2007
American RobinTurdidae32024-62%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023-13%2008
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae32008+200%2006
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32023+67%2016
Wood DuckAnatidae32023n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024+100%2008

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