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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Bowdon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Bowdon

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bowdon 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 CrowCorvidae482025+10%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382025+195%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362025+106%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae332025+42%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025+76%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025-5%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025+190%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262025+857%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252025+180%1975
Blue JayCorvidae232025-38%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025+42%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae172025+300%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025-18%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae162025-47%1975
European StarlingSturnidae162025+2%1975
American RobinTurdidae152025+51%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025+47%1975
Pine WarblerParulidae132025+650%1979
Brown ThrasherMimidae122025+111%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+429%1975
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+150%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-29%1975
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025-13%1975
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025-27%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025-33%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025-7%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025-64%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+29%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+400%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-8%1975
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+14%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+5%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-82%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-68%1975
House SparrowPasseridae62025-90%1975
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae62025-35%1977
House FinchFringillidae62025+250%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-10%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-21%1975
Prairie WarblerParulidae52025-42%1975

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