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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Sandhills Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Sandhills

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

Species recorded on the Sandhills 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 DoveColumbidae752024+179%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae702024+33%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae512024+246%1996
American CrowCorvidae472024+29%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae382024+900%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae372024+84%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024+240%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae282024+158%1996
Prairie WarblerParulidae282024+265%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae272024+340%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252024+77%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae232024+211%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae232024+200%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae222024-11%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae202024+18%1996
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae182024+93%1996
Blue JayCorvidae182024+121%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae18202414×1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024+178%1996
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae162024+190%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae152024+85%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152024-18%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152024+650%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142024+188%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae142024+144%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122024+17%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112024+61%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024+64%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+100%1996
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae92024-35%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+57%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae92024+160%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024+23%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024+90%1996
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae72024+200%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+100%1996
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae62024+63%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024+0%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+106%1996
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae52024+167%2004

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