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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Athens Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
42Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Athens

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Athens 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
European StarlingSturnidae992025+59%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae642025+61%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae492025+833%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432025-17%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302025-20%1968
House FinchFringillidae272025+270%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025+0%1968
American CrowCorvidae252025+85%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232025-70%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232025-70%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025+7%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae212025+200%1977
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182025-59%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182025-49%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae162024+760%2010
American RobinTurdidae122025-32%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112025+250%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae112025+109%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025+100%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+133%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+850%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+94%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025-21%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025-42%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+189%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+175%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae52022-72%1968
Blue JayCorvidae42025-58%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-80%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025-71%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42025-79%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025-54%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025-90%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42025+133%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025+100%1979
DickcisselCardinalidae42025-9%2013
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-87%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025-84%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025-33%1968

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