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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Candler Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2009–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Candler

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Candler 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae942025+172%2011
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae562025+95%2011
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422025+133%2011
Tufted TitmouseParidae422025+37%2011
American RobinTurdidae362025+18%2011
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342025+0%2011
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae332025+84%2011
American CrowCorvidae312025+15%2011
House FinchFringillidae312025+196%2011
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252025-35%2011
European StarlingSturnidae242025+43%2011
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae202025+96%2011
American GoldfinchFringillidae202025+79%2011
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202025+105%2011
Blue JayCorvidae192025-32%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+97%2011
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+275%2011
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152025+0%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025-3%2011
Brown ThrasherMimidae122025+66%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+186%2011
Song SparrowPasserellidae112025+44%2011
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025+288%2011
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+100%2011
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+0%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+150%2011
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025+260%2011
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+35%2011
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+40%2011
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024-13%2011
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025-47%2011
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-72%2011
Pine WarblerParulidae62025+7%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+71%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-48%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-56%2011
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-66%2011
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42021+0%2011
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+186%2012
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42021-35%2011

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