BirdAnalyst
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 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Bowdon

Top 40 of 98 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 CrowCorvidae482024+27%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402024+302%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322024+115%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252024+303%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212024+76%1975
European StarlingSturnidae202024+11%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192024+79%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024+53%1975
American RobinTurdidae182024+163%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024+14%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024+41%1975
Blue JayCorvidae142024-7%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+180%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae142024+483%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+4%1975
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+121%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024-29%1975
Brown ThrasherMimidae112024+133%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+714%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+480%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024-38%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae82018+0%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae82024-64%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+367%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+50%1975
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024-28%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024-19%1975
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae72024-26%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024-5%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-59%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024-42%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae62018+40%1978
House FinchFringillidae62024+200%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+233%1981
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-74%1975
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024-29%1975
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024+50%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024+67%1975
House SparrowPasseridae52024-92%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-52%1975

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.