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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Salem Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
15Years 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Salem

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Salem 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
European StarlingSturnidae712025+65%2012
American CrowCorvidae492025-28%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025-22%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025-23%2012
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222025+13%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025-39%2012
Blue JayCorvidae152025-30%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025-44%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae132025+52%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025-51%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025-45%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae132024-35%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025-32%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-31%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92025-59%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-69%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023-9%2013
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-50%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-67%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025-26%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+14%2012
Hooded WarblerParulidae62025+100%2012
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae62025-48%2012
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025+13%2012
American RobinTurdidae62025-66%2012
Black VultureCathartidae62023-30%2015
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-64%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025-66%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-52%2012
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-14%2013
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+175%2014
House FinchFringillidae42025-64%2012
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-50%2012
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42023-32%2012
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-6%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-69%2012
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-55%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-80%2012
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32025+220%2013
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32021-17%2016

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