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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 46 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae502025-16%1968
American CrowCorvidae292025-50%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025+347%1977
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae202025+29%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-53%1968
Blue JayCorvidae182025-62%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025-46%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142025+4%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+222%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae122010+167%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+150%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae112025-73%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+7%1968
Black VultureCathartidae102025+633%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+82%1981
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024-75%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+62%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-85%1968
Painted BuntingCardinalidae72025+18%1977
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-39%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-91%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+130%1977
MallardAnatidae62018+200%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+60%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-24%1968
House SparrowPasseridae52025-96%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025-76%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025-17%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+525%1977
House FinchFringillidae42025+0%1997
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+0%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae32025-80%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32018-60%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae32025-31%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+100%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae32025+10%1978
American RobinTurdidae32025+0%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae32012+0%2009
American WoodcockScolopacidae21980+100%1966
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22025-62%1968

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