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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 28

Cartersville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Cartersville

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cartersville 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae93202519×1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452025+75%1978
American RobinTurdidae352025+141%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025+98%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae33202515×1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282025+500%1978
European StarlingSturnidae252025+13%1978
MallardAnatidae25201811×2004
American CrowCorvidae242025-15%1978
Blue JayCorvidae232025+56%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae192025-58%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182025+160%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172025-43%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152025+367%1978
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142024-9%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025-41%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025+61%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+22%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025+386%1978
Wood DuckAnatidae132017+50%2008
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112025+44%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+3%1978
Fish CrowCorvidae102025+500%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+109%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-32%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-71%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+18%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-44%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+79%1978
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025-18%1978
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+114%1980
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025+125%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-27%1978
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025-75%1978
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025+100%1980
American RedstartParulidae41979+300%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae32023+129%1982
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025+200%1982
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+67%1979
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32025+100%1978

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