BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27
Red Bluff Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.
78Species Recorded
11Years Surveyed
1996–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on South Carolina Red Bluff
Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 42 | 2024 | +106% | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 39 | 2024 | +262% | 1998 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 38 | 2024 | +72% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 38 | 2024 | +982% | 1998 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 32 | 2024 | +433% | 2006 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2024 | +245% | 1998 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | +240% | 1998 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2024 | +418% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 2024 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +32% | 1998 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +11% | 1998 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +44% | 1998 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | -42% | 1998 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 2024 | -73% | 2019 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +0% | 2019 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +79% | 1998 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +250% | 1998 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +40% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | +169% | 1998 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2024 | +144% | 1998 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -77% | 1998 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +167% | 1998 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2023 | +17% | 2019 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 2023 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -72% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 2023 | -14% | 2006 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2024 | -33% | 1998 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | +6% | 2006 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2006 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Wood Stork | Ciconiidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 2021 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2023 | -25% | 1997 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2023 | -17% | 2018 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +117% | 1998 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 2006 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2022 | -83% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | -77% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2017 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.