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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Owings 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Owings 2

Top 40 of 84 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 CardinalCardinalidae552025-18%2007
American CrowCorvidae482025-52%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae452025-7%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae412025+69%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae392025+25%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302025+100%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292025-17%2007
House FinchFringillidae272025+32%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-57%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025+48%2007
Blue JayCorvidae212025-40%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae182025-59%2007
American RobinTurdidae182025-27%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172025+171%2010
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162025+67%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+209%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae152016+150%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142025-37%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025-28%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae122025-18%2007
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025-42%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae102025-48%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-70%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae102025+56%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025-34%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025+150%2006
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025-83%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+38%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+667%2008
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-61%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+100%2008
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+175%2018
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+200%2014
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+125%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-44%2007
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52025-38%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+40%2008
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025+400%2006
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-18%2008
MallardAnatidae52010n/an/a

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