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 Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1975–2023Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Deepstep
Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 46 | 2023 | +744% | 1977 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2023 | -28% | 1977 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2023 | +141% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 30 | 2023 | +54% | 1977 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 27 | 2023 | -52% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 26 | 2023 | +11% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2023 | +20% | 1977 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 26 | 2023 | +48% | 1977 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 24 | 2023 | -16% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2023 | -22% | 1977 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2023 | +123% | 1977 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2023 | +140% | 1977 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2023 | +982% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 2023 | +110% | 1977 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 17 | 2023 | +40% | 1977 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2023 | +69% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2023 | -40% | 1977 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2023 | -30% | 1977 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 12 | 2023 | +95% | 1977 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 12 | 2023 | +720% | 1981 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2023 | +13% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 2023 | +111% | 1977 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 11 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +93% | 1977 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2023 | -51% | 1977 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 2023 | -30% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2023 | +48% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2023 | +11% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2023 | -54% | 1977 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 8 | 2011 | +325% | 2003 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2023 | +120% | 1987 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 7 | 2023 | +150% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2023 | -31% | 1977 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2023 | +75% | 1977 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 7 | 2023 | -53% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2023 | +333% | 1990 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2016 | +43% | 2002 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2023 | -92% | 1977 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | -39% | 1977 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2023 | -61% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.