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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Deepstep Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2023Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Deepstep

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Deepstep 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
Pine WarblerParulidae462023+744%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452023-28%1977
Summer TanagerCardinalidae332023+141%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302023+54%1977
American CrowCorvidae272023-52%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae262023+11%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262023+20%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae262023+48%1977
Blue JayCorvidae242023-16%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212023-22%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212023+123%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae202023+140%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae192023+982%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182023+110%1977
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172023+40%1977
Hooded WarblerParulidae152023+69%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae132023-40%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132023-30%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122023+95%1977
Northern ParulaParulidae122023+720%1981
Common YellowthroatParulidae112023+13%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112023+111%1977
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae112001n/an/a
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102023+93%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae102023-51%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae102023-30%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92023+48%1977
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae92023+11%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82023-54%1977
MallardAnatidae82011+325%2003
Black VultureCathartidae72023+120%1987
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae72023+150%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72023-31%1977
Prairie WarblerParulidae72023+75%1977
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72023-53%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72023+333%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae72016+43%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62023-92%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023-39%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae62023-61%1977

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