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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Ball Ground Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2019–2025Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Ball Ground

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ball Ground 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
American CrowCorvidae372025-8%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025+48%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025+8%2019
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262025-33%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212025+11%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212025-9%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025+50%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-44%2019
European StarlingSturnidae172025+89%2019
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025+7%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025-18%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+27%2019
Blue JayCorvidae132025+0%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae11202511×2019
House FinchFringillidae112025+120%2019
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+83%2019
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025-45%2019
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025+83%2019
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102025+0%2019
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+29%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025-39%2019
Pine WarblerParulidae82025-27%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025-30%2019
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+50%2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025-57%2019
American RobinTurdidae62025-46%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+67%2019
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025-17%2019
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-50%2019
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52021+400%2019
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52025+25%2019
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+0%2019
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025+33%2019
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-60%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-56%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-69%2019
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+33%2019
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025-50%2019
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42025+100%2019
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42025-64%2021

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