State · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Georgia Breeding Birds
170 species recorded across 111 survey routes, 1966 to 2024. Browse by family or guild below.
Georgia Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →
long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →
Snowy Egret has collapsed in Georgia: down 98% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →
Barn Swallow has surged in Georgia: up 43× on the route-weighted index since 1968.
long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →
Glossy Ibis has collapsed in Georgia: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →
Canada Goose has surged in Georgia: up 33× on the route-weighted index since 1982.
long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →
Tricolored Heron has collapsed in Georgia: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →
Cliff Swallow has surged in Georgia: up 22× on the route-weighted index since 1991.
How Bird Guilds Are Faring in GeorgiaGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →
Georgia Bird Survey Routes
Browse Georgia Birds By FamilyTrendPercent 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 →
Each species links to its trend in Georgia.
Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae
Larks Alaudidae
Kingfishers Alcedinidae
Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae
Anhingas Anhingidae
Swifts Apodidae
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae
Waxwings Bombycillidae
Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae
Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae
Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae
Storks Ciconiidae
Pigeons & Doves Columbidae
Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae
Finches Fringillidae
Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae
Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae
Shrikes Laniidae
New World Quail Odontophoridae
Osprey Pandionidae
Wood-Warblers Parulidae
American Redstart -35%Black-and-white Warbler +428%Black-throated Green Warbler +532%Blue-winged Warbler -72%Common Yellowthroat -5%Hooded Warbler +52%Kentucky Warbler +7%Louisiana Waterthrush +99%Northern Parula +218%Ovenbird +155%Pine Warbler +408%Prairie Warbler -73%Prothonotary Warbler -38%Swainson's Warbler +382%Worm-eating Warbler -13%Yellow Warbler -64%Yellow-throated Warbler +43%
New World Sparrows Passerellidae
Old World Sparrows Passeridae
Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae
Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae
Woodpeckers Picidae
Grebes Podicipedidae
Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae
Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae
Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.