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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Doles Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2022Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Doles

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Doles 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1052019+21%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae722022+162%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae572022-32%1977
American CrowCorvidae542022+7%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482022-7%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292022-42%1977
White-eyed VireoVireonidae282022+558%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae272022+132%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae262022-10%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252022-45%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae232019+131%1977
Black VultureCathartidae202019+357%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192022+158%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182022+8%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182022+138%1984
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152022-84%1977
Blue JayCorvidae152022-82%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152022+65%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae14202214×1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132022+400%1986
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122022-63%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122022+59%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112019+25%1977
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102022+31%1977
House SparrowPasseridae92015-83%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82022-91%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae82019-80%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae72022+120%1977
Fish CrowCorvidae62022-42%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52022+100%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52022+75%1977
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52019+27%1977
Little Blue HeronArdeidae52019+0%1984
Great EgretArdeidae52019+140%1988
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae52017+75%1990
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42022+375%1985
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42022-29%1977
Pine WarblerParulidae42022+118%1985
Horned LarkAlaudidae42019+86%1999
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32019-44%1983

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