BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29
Bowdon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1973–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Bowdon
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 48 | 2024 | +27% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 40 | 2024 | +302% | 1975 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 32 | 2024 | +115% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 25 | 2024 | +303% | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | +76% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 20 | 2024 | +11% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 19 | 2024 | +79% | 1975 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 2024 | +53% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 2024 | +163% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 16 | 2024 | +14% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2024 | +41% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2024 | -7% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +180% | 1979 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | +483% | 1979 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | +4% | 1975 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | +121% | 1975 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 11 | 2024 | -29% | 1975 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | +133% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | +714% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +480% | 1975 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | -38% | 1975 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2018 | +0% | 1975 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | -64% | 1975 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2024 | +367% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 7 | 2024 | -28% | 1975 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -19% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2024 | -26% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -5% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -59% | 1975 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | -42% | 1975 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2018 | +40% | 1978 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2024 | +233% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -74% | 1975 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -29% | 1975 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2024 | -92% | 1975 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -52% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.