BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Council Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 64 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

64Species Recorded
12Years Surveyed
20122024Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Council

Top 40 of 64 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Council route.
History
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae762024-18%2014
American CrowCorvidae382024+150%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024+4%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae302024+22%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024-11%2014
Common YellowthroatParulidae252024+47%2014
White IbisThreskiornithidae242022-50%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212024+5%2014
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae182024-6%2014
Fish CrowCorvidae182024-7%2014
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112024-4%2014
Northern ParulaParulidae112024-47%2014
Pine WarblerParulidae102024-39%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024-16%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-11%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-31%2014
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82024+25%2014
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72024+7%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024+133%2014
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024-41%2014
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62021+29%2014
Laughing GullLaridae52021n/an/a
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42024+175%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-7%2014
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae32024-78%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024+50%2017
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32024-45%2014
Barred OwlStrigidae32024+33%2015
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32024-47%2015
Chimney SwiftApodidae32021+100%2017
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32023n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22023-50%2014
Black VultureCathartidae22024-18%2016
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae22017n/an/a
AnhingaAnhingidae12012n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae12024-47%2014
Great EgretArdeidae12024-75%2014
Little Blue HeronArdeidae12023-72%2014
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae12023-42%2014
Blue JayCorvidae12019-75%2013

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