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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Rome Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on South Carolina Rome

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rome 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae592024+217%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae582024+22%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae432024+37%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432024+15%1969
American CrowCorvidae402024+483%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae362024+493%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024+33%1969
Blue JayCorvidae222024+24%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae172024-37%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-75%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae142024+850%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132024+229%1969
Black VultureCathartidae132023+75%2006
Fish CrowCorvidae102024+222%1986
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92021-76%1983
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92024-93%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+77%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae92024+43%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+300%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+760%2005
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+93%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024+231%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024+625%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024+120%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+220%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-60%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-71%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024+100%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae62024-74%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+333%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+0%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52024+83%1971
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+200%1974
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+157%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae42022-78%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+11%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024+50%1971
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32024-63%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023-69%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-94%1969

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