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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 14 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2024Span
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
American CrowCorvidae482024-13%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352024-7%2012
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262024+27%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae232024-41%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024-29%2012
Blue JayCorvidae192024-21%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182024-10%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+6%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024-35%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae132024-35%2014
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-62%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae122024+78%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024-16%2012
American RobinTurdidae122024-35%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024-44%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024-54%2012
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82024-17%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024-60%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae72023+32%2012
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024+19%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023-9%2013
Fish CrowCorvidae72022n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+5%2012
European StarlingSturnidae62024-69%2012
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-50%2012
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62023+220%2013
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024-58%2012
Black VultureCathartidae62023-30%2015
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+57%2012
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024-52%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-52%2012
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024-36%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+65%2012
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+7%2013
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-64%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-54%2012
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42023-32%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+36%2012
Hooded WarblerParulidae42024+150%2012
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42024-56%2012

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