BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29
Crest Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1973–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Crest
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 56 | 2023 | +19% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2023 | +48% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 30 | 2023 | -75% | 1975 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 21 | 2023 | -35% | 1975 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 2023 | +120% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2023 | +775% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2023 | +192% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 2023 | -68% | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2023 | -6% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 12 | 2023 | -44% | 1975 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2022 | +64% | 1976 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2023 | -19% | 1975 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2022 | +8% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2023 | -64% | 1975 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2023 | +170% | 1975 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2023 | +313% | 1977 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 9 | 2023 | +3% | 1975 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2023 | +8% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | +375% | 1985 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2023 | -84% | 1975 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2023 | -62% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2023 | +142% | 1975 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2023 | +121% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2022 | -11% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +10% | 1975 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2023 | +62% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | +21% | 1985 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2022 | +71% | 1994 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 1995 | +150% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2022 | -72% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2023 | +44% | 1975 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2023 | -7% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2023 | -38% | 1986 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2023 | -8% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2023 | -15% | 1975 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2023 | -61% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 2023 | -54% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 1983 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2023 | -40% | 2011 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 3 | 2017 | +100% | 2009 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.