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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 47 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae712025+12%1969
American CrowCorvidae542025+578%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae462025+20%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae442025+8%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025+175%1969
Blue JayCorvidae242025+2%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+393%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae192025-30%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-77%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+112%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+333%1970
House FinchFringillidae142025+50%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+112%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025+160%1988
Black VultureCathartidae132023+75%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+18%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+75%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025-76%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+550%1979
Fish CrowCorvidae102025+222%1986
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92021-76%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-62%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+94%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+36%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-91%1969
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72025+300%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+480%2005
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+53%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025-93%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+129%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025+0%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae52025+700%1973
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+36%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+200%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+22%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025-67%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42025+83%1971
European StarlingSturnidae32025-52%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae32025-78%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-72%1969

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