BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Barges Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Georgia Barges

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Barges 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502024+9%2013
Tufted TitmouseParidae482024-3%2013
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302024-7%2013
American CrowCorvidae272024-23%2013
White-eyed VireoVireonidae272024+16%2013
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae252024+31%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+0%2013
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242024+51%2013
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212024+50%2013
Blue JayCorvidae202024-24%2013
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192024-14%2013
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192024-4%2013
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae192024+41%2013
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182024-25%2013
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae102022-90%2016
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024-14%2013
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024-28%2013
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+46%2013
Northern ParulaParulidae102024-18%2013
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92024-8%2013
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+313%2014
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae72024+56%2013
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024-15%2013
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62024+200%2014
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+29%2013
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62024+33%2013
Hooded WarblerParulidae62024-3%2013
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+6%2013
Pine WarblerParulidae52024-38%2013
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024+71%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024-4%2013
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+67%2013
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-30%2013
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+225%2014
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-32%2013
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42023+150%2017
American RedstartParulidae42024-8%2015
Wood DuckAnatidae42019+100%2014
Gray CatbirdMimidae32022+50%2014
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+0%2014

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