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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 31 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 →
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 →
1994–2025Span
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
Pine WarblerParulidae532025+33%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae432025+136%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae372025+229%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025+207%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242025+900%1996
Blue JayCorvidae212025+59%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025+77%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+49%1996
Prairie WarblerParulidae192025+255%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae182025-20%1996
American CrowCorvidae172025+4%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172025+136%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025+22%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162025+168%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025-16%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+104%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae122025+161%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12202517×1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+150%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae112025+213%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025+18%1996
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae102025+100%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92025-48%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+625%2007
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae92025+320%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82025+11%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82025+60%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025+160%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025+82%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+100%1996
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae62025+114%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+72%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+175%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024+38%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+125%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+27%1997
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+67%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+175%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+29%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-22%1996

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