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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Darien Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2019Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Darien

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Darien 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
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae752019-12%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae662019-79%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae642019-1%1968
AnhingaAnhingidae362019+110%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342019+165%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae302019+95%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae242019+533%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202019+20%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182019-37%1968
Purple GallinuleRallidae171967+750%1966
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152019-24%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae112018+680%1973
Laughing GullLaridae112019+500%2002
Fish CrowCorvidae102019-44%1968
White IbisThreskiornithidae92018+117%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92019+50%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82019+180%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82019+260%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae82019+0%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82019+171%1983
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72019-55%1968
Blue JayCorvidae72019-51%1968
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae62019-69%1969
Clapper RailRallidae62019+160%1968
American CrowCorvidae62019+22%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae62019-46%1975
Great EgretArdeidae52019-85%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52019+138%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42019+175%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42019+0%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae42019+158%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42018+233%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42018+50%1968
OspreyPandionidae42019+133%1985
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42001+50%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae42014+7%1971
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42019+64%2016
Forster's TernLaridae31973-64%1968
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32017+25%1982
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32019-13%1969

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