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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Dover Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 41 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 →
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 →
1976–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Dover

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

Species recorded on the Dover 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae662025-18%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae632025+127%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae582025+39%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae522025+587%1979
Rock PigeonColumbidae352023+233%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322025+521%1978
Blue JayCorvidae302025+0%1978
American CrowCorvidae302025-65%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae282025+464%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae272025+95%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232025+543%2009
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae212025+104%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212025+158%1978
Fish CrowCorvidae192025+56%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182025+700%1982
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+683%1978
Summer TanagerCardinalidae162025+286%1978
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132025-76%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132025+4%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae132025+383%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122025+429%1978
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae112025+77%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025-8%1979
Painted BuntingCardinalidae112025+825%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-66%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025+115%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+217%1986
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92025+5%1978
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+75%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+92%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025+83%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+214%2022
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025+380%1979
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+190%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-76%1978
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae72025+180%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+114%1994
Black VultureCathartidae62025-39%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae62025+467%1986
House FinchFringillidae62025-20%2002

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.