BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Crest Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Crest

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crest 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 CardinalCardinalidae382025+56%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae372025+290%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae362025+244%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242025+4%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-42%1975
Summer TanagerCardinalidae182025+171%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025+15%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172025-20%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025+450%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142025+290%1975
American CrowCorvidae132025-68%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025+850%1975
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+100%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122022+64%1976
Pine WarblerParulidae122025+313%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+16%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+183%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-12%1975
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025+17%1975
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+19%1975
Blue JayCorvidae92025-69%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+0%1976
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+67%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+8%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-52%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+7%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62022-11%2016
Black VultureCathartidae52025+120%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+20%1975
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-54%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+21%1985
Wood DuckAnatidae41995+150%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025+0%1975
European StarlingSturnidae42025-93%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae42025-68%1975
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+60%1983
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+350%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae32023-38%1986
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-39%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-70%1975

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