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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27

Wagener Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Wagener

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wagener 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482024-28%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae312024-25%1968
Blue JayCorvidae282024-59%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252024-50%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252024+115%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae182024-77%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024+253%1977
American CrowCorvidae162024-52%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae122010+167%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+7%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024-24%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024-75%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+38%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024-77%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024-48%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024+130%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+60%1978
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72021+96%1979
Fish CrowCorvidae62024-44%1977
MallardAnatidae62018+200%1978
Painted BuntingCardinalidae52024-27%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+46%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+189%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+373%1981
American RobinTurdidae52024+0%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-67%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-89%1968
House SparrowPasseridae42024-96%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-66%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+163%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+525%1977
Black VultureCathartidae42024+367%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae42024-10%1978
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024-63%2006
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+0%1968
European StarlingSturnidae32021-92%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024-67%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024-19%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32018-60%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-84%1968

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