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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Ridgeway Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
2010–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Ridgeway

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ridgeway 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae522021+32%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae432025+54%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025-34%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232025-17%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+0%2012
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025+18%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae192025-26%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025-2%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae172021+116%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+0%2012
American CrowCorvidae162025-26%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025-14%2012
Blue JayCorvidae132025-35%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-20%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025-14%2012
American RobinTurdidae122025+33%2014
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+11%2013
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae92025-38%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-46%2012
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025+50%2012
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025-50%2012
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+8%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+5%2012
Black VultureCathartidae62013+20%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-62%2012
Fish CrowCorvidae62021-36%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025-37%2012
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025-49%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+0%2012
Prairie WarblerParulidae62025-5%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae62021-22%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+13%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-47%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-41%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae52021+150%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-42%2012
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52019+100%2013
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42011+100%2010
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42021+20%2017
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+150%2011

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