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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Salem Xrd Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2019Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Salem Xrd

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Salem Xrd 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 DoveColumbidae992019+173%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae982019+214%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae672019+60%1984
American CrowCorvidae582019-40%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae552019+61%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542019+75%1984
Blue JayCorvidae442019+42%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae402019-19%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352019-13%1984
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae352019+288%1984
European StarlingSturnidae302019+255%1984
Summer TanagerCardinalidae222019+137%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae222019+164%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae202019+45%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae202019-5%1984
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162019+130%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152019-4%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae152017-71%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae142019+19%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132019+40%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae122014+8%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae122019-62%1984
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112019+45%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112019-15%1984
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae112019+0%1984
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae112019+200%1989
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102019+16%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae102019+55%1986
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102017+14%1984
Pine WarblerParulidae102019+32%1984
Brown ThrasherMimidae102019-36%1984
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92019-85%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92019-40%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92019-39%1984
American RobinTurdidae82019-72%1984
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72019-37%1984
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62019+160%1984
Northern ParulaParulidae62019+300%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62019+0%1985
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52019-47%1985

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