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 Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1966–2019Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Darien
Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 75 | 2019 | -12% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 66 | 2019 | -79% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 64 | 2019 | -1% | 1968 | |
| Anhinga | Anhingidae | 36 | 2019 | +110% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 34 | 2019 | +165% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2019 | +95% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 24 | 2019 | +533% | 1969 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 20 | 2019 | +20% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 18 | 2019 | -37% | 1968 | |
| Purple Gallinule | Rallidae | 17 | 1967 | +750% | 1966 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 15 | 2019 | -24% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2018 | +680% | 1973 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 11 | 2019 | +500% | 2002 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2019 | -44% | 1968 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 9 | 2018 | +117% | 1974 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2019 | +50% | 1982 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2019 | +180% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2019 | +260% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 2019 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2019 | +171% | 1983 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2019 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2019 | -51% | 1968 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 2019 | -69% | 1969 | |
| Clapper Rail | Rallidae | 6 | 2019 | +160% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2019 | +22% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 6 | 2019 | -46% | 1975 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 5 | 2019 | -85% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2019 | +138% | 1971 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2019 | +175% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2019 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2019 | +158% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2018 | +233% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2018 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 4 | 2019 | +133% | 1985 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 4 | 2001 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2014 | +7% | 1971 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2019 | +64% | 2016 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 3 | 1973 | -64% | 1968 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2017 | +25% | 1982 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2019 | -13% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.