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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Pinewood Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2019Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Pinewood

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pinewood 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 CardinalCardinalidae632019-6%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae622019+14%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae622019+586%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae492019+578%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382019+4%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352019-25%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae332019+340%2000
Blue JayCorvidae322019+3%2000
American CrowCorvidae302019+81%2000
Orchard OrioleIcteridae232019-14%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222019+2%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182019-55%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae182014+52%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182019+253%2000
Black VultureCathartidae182017+800%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae162019+290%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152019+57%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152019-62%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae122017-63%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112019-20%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae112019+600%2001
Prairie WarblerParulidae11201711×1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102019+25%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae102019+0%2000
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae92019+87%2001
European StarlingSturnidae82019-30%2000
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82019+125%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72019+25%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72019+30%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72017+100%2000
House SparrowPasseridae72017-22%2000
Brown ThrasherMimidae72019-39%2000
House FinchFringillidae72019+225%2001
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae62017+300%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62019+100%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52017+400%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52019-15%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52019-59%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae52019-32%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae52019+17%2000

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