BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27
Big Oak Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.
83Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
2006–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Big Oak
Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 60 | 2024 | +148% | 2008 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 56 | 2024 | +66% | 2008 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 38 | 2024 | +59% | 2008 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 31 | 2024 | +6% | 2008 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 29 | 2024 | +164% | 2008 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 28 | 2024 | +214% | 2008 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 24 | 2024 | +1% | 2008 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 22 | 2024 | -42% | 2008 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 18 | 2024 | +210% | 2009 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2024 | -41% | 2008 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 15 | 2024 | +28% | 2008 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +11% | 2008 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +267% | 2009 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +110% | 2009 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2024 | +120% | 2008 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +147% | 2008 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +109% | 2008 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | +75% | 2008 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 2024 | -43% | 2008 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | -53% | 2008 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 6 | 2024 | +41% | 2008 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2018 | +100% | 2009 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | +229% | 2014 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2024 | +113% | 2008 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 2009 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | -13% | 2018 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 2009 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +136% | 2008 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +157% | 2011 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -43% | 2009 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2024 | +500% | 2018 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2024 | -50% | 2008 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2007 | +50% | 2006 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +89% | 2008 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 2009 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +133% | 2009 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | -17% | 2017 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.