BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29
Athens Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.
103Species Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Athens
Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 89 | 2024 | +51% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 83 | 2024 | +1% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 65 | 2024 | +95% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 33 | 2024 | +933% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 31 | 2024 | +39% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 31 | 2024 | +708% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 31 | 2024 | +64% | 1978 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 30 | 2024 | -15% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 24 | 2024 | +114% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 18 | 2024 | -39% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 17 | 2024 | +183% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | -78% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 16 | 2024 | +760% | 2010 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | +344% | 1981 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | -15% | 1968 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2023 | +450% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -61% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -10% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -86% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | -77% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +30% | 2002 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | -72% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2023 | +18% | 1977 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | -85% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | -26% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | -89% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +75% | 1981 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2023 | +233% | 2009 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -36% | 2013 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -68% | 1968 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2024 | +75% | 1975 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +33% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2024 | -88% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -89% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.