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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Ridgeway Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2021Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Ridgeway

Top 40 of 77 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532021-28%2012
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae522021+32%2012
American CrowCorvidae432021-4%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae422021-9%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae322021+6%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322021+13%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae262021+47%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182021+6%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae172021+116%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152021-10%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142021-14%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142021+17%2012
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142021+36%2012
Blue JayCorvidae132021-23%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132021-26%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112021-44%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102021+91%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102021-23%2012
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92021+17%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82021-31%2012
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82021-49%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82021-23%2012
Prairie WarblerParulidae72021+15%2012
Black VultureCathartidae62013+20%2010
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62021-22%2013
Fish CrowCorvidae62021-36%2012
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62021+27%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae62019-60%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62021+23%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae62021-22%2014
House FinchFringillidae52021+60%2013
Common YellowthroatParulidae52021+150%2012
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52019+100%2013
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42011+100%2010
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42021+20%2017
Chimney SwiftApodidae42021-58%2012
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42019+233%2012
Hooded WarblerParulidae42021+20%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42021-11%2012
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32021-15%2012

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