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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Plum Branch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Plum Branch

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Plum Branch 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
American CrowCorvidae512025+68%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472025+9%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae342025+120%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae332025+123%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae262025+165%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232025-55%1979
Blue JayCorvidae202025-15%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202025+154%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025+59%1979
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182025-4%1979
Wood ThrushTurdidae172025-21%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+308%1979
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152025+106%1979
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142025+300%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+140%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025+53%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+85%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+343%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025-52%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025-15%1979
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-14%1979
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92025-19%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025-61%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-78%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025-39%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-74%1979
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72025+250%1979
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025-36%1979
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72025+333%1984
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae62025-10%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-27%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-53%1979
Canada GooseAnatidae62025-20%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae52018+67%1977
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+23%1979
European StarlingSturnidae52021-86%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+167%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-52%1980
House FinchFringillidae52025+12%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42022-89%1988

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