BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Pendleton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

67Species Recorded

6Years Surveyed

1966–1976Span

2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Pendleton

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pendleton route.

Common Grackle	Icteridae	121	1976	+83%	1968
European Starling	Sturnidae	120	1976	+147%	1968
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	85	1976	+88%	1968
American Robin	Turdidae	53	1976	+214%	1968
Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	52	1976	+37%	1968
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	50	1976	+205%	1968
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalidae	49	1976	+74%	1968
House Sparrow	Passeridae	43	1976	-26%	1968
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	42	1976	+41%	1968
Common Nighthawk	Caprimulgidae	32	1968	n/a	n/a
Chimney Swift	Apodidae	31	1976	+26%	1967
Indigo Bunting	Cardinalidae	30	1976	+65%	1968
Blue Jay	Corvidae	29	1976	+22%	1968
Field Sparrow	Passerellidae	29	1976	+20%	1968
Eastern Towhee	Passerellidae	27	1976	+60%	1968
Northern Bobwhite	Odontophoridae	26	1976	-16%	1968
Carolina Wren	Troglodytidae	23	1976	+71%	1968
Rock Pigeon	Columbidae	21	1976	+525%	1967
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	18	1976	+240%	1968
Purple Martin	Hirundinidae	16	1976	+700%	1966
Common Yellowthroat	Parulidae	16	1976	+48%	1968
American Crow	Corvidae	15	1976	-30%	1968
Grasshopper Sparrow	Passerellidae	15	1976	+25%	1968
Blue Grosbeak	Cardinalidae	14	1976	+12%	1968
Wood Thrush	Turdidae	11	1976	+44%	1968
Orchard Oriole	Icteridae	10	1976	+78%	1968
Eastern Bluebird	Turdidae	10	1976	-12%	1968
Song Sparrow	Passerellidae	10	1976	+43%	1975
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	8	1976	+56%	1968
Killdeer	Charadriidae	8	1976	+175%	1970
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Cuculidae	7	1976	+17%	1966
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteriidae	7	1976	+47%	1968
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Picidae	6	1976	-47%	1968
Brown Thrasher	Mimidae	6	1976	+13%	1968
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Tyrannidae	4	1976	+133%	1967
Tufted Titmouse	Paridae	4	1976	-53%	1968
Great Crested Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	3	1976	+17%	1968
Summer Tanager	Cardinalidae	3	1976	+33%	1970
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Hirundinidae	3	1976	+200%	1966
Eastern Phoebe	Tyrannidae	2	1976	+100%	1966

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