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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Bethany Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

68Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2012–2025Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Bethany

Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bethany 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae972025+55%2017
Northern CardinalCardinalidae762025+24%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae742025+80%2017
American CrowCorvidae682025-27%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae572025-30%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae452025+42%2017
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae422025+35%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae402025+108%2017
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae362025+342%2021
Blue JayCorvidae332025-17%2017
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252025+25%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025-44%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152025+13%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152025-59%2017
European StarlingSturnidae152025+20%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+122%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+86%2017
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+87%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-32%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae92025+32%2019
Wood DuckAnatidae82021+100%2013
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025+200%2023
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-66%2017
House FinchFringillidae62025+33%2021
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024-70%2017
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+200%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025+267%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+33%2018
Purple MartinHirundinidae42025+35%2018
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32025+15%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-46%2017
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32025-56%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32025-47%2017
Canada GooseAnatidae32025+46%2019
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae32025-27%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+33%2021
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025+100%2023
Black VultureCathartidae22025-50%2018
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+0%2012

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