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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Ball Ground Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2019–2021Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Ball Ground

Top 40 of 69 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 CrowCorvidae482021+20%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342021+48%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282021-13%2019
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272021-31%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252021+92%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae252021-4%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212021+11%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212021-9%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae172021+42%2019
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172021+21%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162021-6%2019
Blue JayCorvidae162021+23%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae152021+275%2019
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142021+40%2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132021-7%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132021+18%2019
Common GrackleIcteridae122021+300%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae112021-15%2019
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112021+38%2019
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112021-45%2019
American RobinTurdidae112021+0%2019
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112021n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102021+150%2019
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102021+43%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae82021+700%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82021-11%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae82021-20%2019
Wood ThrushTurdidae82021+33%2019
House FinchFringillidae72021+40%2019
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72021+17%2019
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62021-25%2019
Song SparrowPasserellidae62021+0%2019
Black VultureCathartidae52021+150%2019
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52021+67%2019
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52019n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae52021+67%2019
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52021-50%2019
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52021+400%2019
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42021+100%2019
Pine WarblerParulidae42021-64%2019

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