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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 12 survey years, still active.

83Species Recorded
12Years Surveyed
2009–2024Span
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.
History
Northern CardinalCardinalidae712024+147%2011
Northern MockingbirdMimidae502024-22%2011
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae472024+156%2011
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412024+94%2011
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302024+3%2011
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae302024+88%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae282024+168%2011
American RobinTurdidae282024+11%2011
House FinchFringillidae252024+115%2011
Blue JayCorvidae222024-17%2011
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222024+115%2011
Tufted TitmouseParidae212024-7%2011
American CrowCorvidae202024+23%2011
European StarlingSturnidae202024+79%2011
Purple MartinHirundinidae202024+40%2011
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192024+400%2011
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024-8%2011
Brown ThrasherMimidae172024+69%2011
Song SparrowPasserellidae162024+9%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024-5%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024+114%2011
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024+94%2011
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132024-12%2011
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+91%2011
Black VultureCathartidae102024-57%2011
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024+16%2011
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024-13%2011
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024+18%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+150%2011
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+20%2011
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+263%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+43%2011
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024+200%2011
House SparrowPasseridae52021n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+43%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024-76%2011
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+8%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-66%2011
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+18%2011
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42021+0%2011

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