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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Council Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 64 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

64Species 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 →
2012–2025Span
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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.
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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae642025-26%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae342025+5%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae332025+43%2014
American CrowCorvidae312025+146%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312025-7%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025+17%2014
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025+43%2014
Fish CrowCorvidae152025+5%2014
Northern ParulaParulidae142025-35%2014
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae112025+11%2014
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae112025+225%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-18%2014
Pine WarblerParulidae112025-46%2014
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102025-11%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025-9%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025+156%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-25%2014
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62021+29%2014
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-65%2014
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025-36%2014
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-26%2014
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025-20%2015
Laughing GullLaridae52021n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+0%2014
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae32024-78%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025+100%2017
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32025-66%2014
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32025-75%2016
Barred OwlStrigidae32024+33%2015
Chimney SwiftApodidae32021+100%2017
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32023n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22025-50%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-29%2014
Black VultureCathartidae22024-18%2016
AnhingaAnhingidae12012n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae12025-80%2014
Great EgretArdeidae12025-75%2014
Little Blue HeronArdeidae12023-72%2014
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae12025-50%2014
Blue JayCorvidae12019-75%2013

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