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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Cotton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Cotton

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cotton 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 CardinalCardinalidae822025+54%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae702025-42%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae542025+32%1974
American CrowCorvidae542025-9%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae53202515×1974
Blue JayCorvidae452025-21%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae412025-42%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae33202515×1986
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae242024+350%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232025+820%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232025+0%1974
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae202025-53%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172025-67%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+783%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae162025-47%1974
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025-58%1974
Fish CrowCorvidae141998+250%1992
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025+35%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+62%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+460%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae122023+21%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+190%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+425%1978
Snowy EgretArdeidae111984n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+214%1974
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae92025+533%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+317%1979
Wood StorkCiconiidae72021-72%1991
House FinchFringillidae72025+150%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-58%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025+217%1975
Pine WarblerParulidae52024-18%1993
Swainson's WarblerParulidae42025+300%1972
White IbisThreskiornithidae42025-78%1984
European StarlingSturnidae32025-41%1974
Northern ParulaParulidae32024+25%1974
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-48%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+220%1976
Prairie WarblerParulidae32019+200%2006
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32021-25%2017

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