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BBS Route · South Carolina · BCR 29

Whitmire Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on South Carolina Whitmire

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whitmire 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382024-12%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352024+20%2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae242024+46%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024+36%2019
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222024-37%2019
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202024+150%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae192024+217%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172024-47%2019
Wood ThrushTurdidae172024+110%2019
Blue JayCorvidae162024-6%2019
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162024+179%2019
American CrowCorvidae142024-18%2019
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142024n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024+110%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+108%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-27%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+65%2019
Pine WarblerParulidae102024-46%2019
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92024-15%2019
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae92024+233%2021
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae82024-34%2019
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024-40%2019
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+47%2019
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62024-7%2021
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024+55%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+88%2019
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+27%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024-29%2019
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-10%2019
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52024-37%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024+0%2019
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-50%2019
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+300%2019
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+0%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42023+8%2019
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024-42%2019
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42024+120%2019
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+59%2021
OvenbirdParulidae42023+20%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024+86%2019

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