BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27
Boston Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.
106Species Recorded
49Years Surveyed
1975–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Boston
Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 115 | 2024 | +72% | 1977 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 92 | 2024 | +104% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 74 | 2024 | +613% | 1977 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 64 | 2024 | -58% | 1977 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 58 | 2024 | 12× | 1980 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 55 | 2024 | +19% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 52 | 2024 | +13% | 1977 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 46 | 2024 | -7% | 1977 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 42 | 2024 | +144% | 1977 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 42 | 2024 | +14% | 1977 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 38 | 2024 | +66% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 36 | 2024 | +22% | 1977 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 28 | 2024 | +453% | 1977 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 27 | 2024 | 18× | 1977 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 26 | 2024 | +283% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 26 | 2024 | +188% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2024 | -11% | 1977 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2024 | 18× | 1983 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2024 | +860% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | +420% | 1978 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 20 | 2024 | 25× | 2013 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2024 | +6% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2024 | 31× | 1981 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 13 | 2024 | +350% | 1992 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +517% | 1977 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | 11× | 1977 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | +400% | 1978 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 11 | 2023 | +107% | 1986 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2024 | +413% | 1978 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | +86% | 1977 | |
| Bachman's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +800% | 1979 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2024 | +283% | 1980 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2024 | +550% | 1981 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | +200% | 1977 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2024 | +340% | 1977 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +333% | 1993 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +83% | 1986 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2024 | +189% | 1978 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2024 | +425% | 1994 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +10% | 1993 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.