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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 28

Baxter Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2022Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Baxter

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Baxter 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 CrowCorvidae452022+50%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342022+142%1977
Blue JayCorvidae322022+67%1977
American RobinTurdidae282022+169%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262022+188%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae232022+42%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae232022+47%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152022+107%2011
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142022-2%1977
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142022+333%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132022+33%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132022-44%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132022+560%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae122022-15%1977
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112022+5%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae102022+95%1977
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae102022+667%1977
American RedstartParulidae102019+100%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102022-56%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae102022-26%1977
European StarlingSturnidae92022-58%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72022+117%1979
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72022-7%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62022+10%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62022-60%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62022-79%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae62021-10%2000
Field SparrowPasserellidae52022-41%1977
Hooded WarblerParulidae42022+100%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae42022-77%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42022-33%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae42018-64%1993
Wood DuckAnatidae41990+100%1985
House FinchFringillidae42022-25%1996
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae32017+133%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32021-42%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae32022-90%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32022+38%1977
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32002-27%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32019+58%1977

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