BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 27
Ward Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.
68Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
2017–2021Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on South Carolina Ward
Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 42 | 2021 | -16% | 2017 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 36 | 2021 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 36 | 2021 | -3% | 2017 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2021 | +7% | 2017 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 30 | 2021 | +25% | 2017 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 21 | 2021 | -5% | 2017 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 20 | 2021 | -39% | 2017 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 18 | 2021 | +500% | 2017 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 2021 | -33% | 2017 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 16 | 2021 | +33% | 2017 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 16 | 2021 | -41% | 2017 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 15 | 2021 | -46% | 2017 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2021 | -50% | 2017 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2021 | -37% | 2017 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2021 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2021 | -38% | 2017 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2021 | +125% | 2017 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2021 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2021 | -36% | 2017 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2018 | -25% | 2017 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2021 | -40% | 2017 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 5 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2021 | +150% | 2017 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2021 | -17% | 2017 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2021 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2021 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2021 | -56% | 2017 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2021 | -50% | 2017 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2021 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2021 | +200% | 2017 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2018 | +200% | 2017 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2021 | +200% | 2017 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2021 | -25% | 2017 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2021 | -25% | 2017 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2021 | -25% | 2017 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2018 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2018 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2017 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.