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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Fairplay Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.

79Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1991Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Fairplay

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fairplay 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
American CrowCorvidae551991+26%1976
American RobinTurdidae551991+397%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae481991+0%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae461991+500%1976
Blue JayCorvidae401991-10%1976
Pine WarblerParulidae361991+233%1976
Carolina ChickadeeParidae341991+219%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae311991+62%1976
Chimney SwiftApodidae301991-17%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae301991+83%1976
European StarlingSturnidae281991+250%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae281991-15%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae271991+28%1976
Brown ThrasherMimidae201991+125%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae201991+150%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae191991+250%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae191991-30%1976
Purple MartinHirundinidae151990+500%1975
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae121991-66%1976
Prairie WarblerParulidae111991+4%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae101991+57%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae101990-56%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae101991-78%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae91991+55%1976
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae91991-58%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae71985-23%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae61985+60%1976
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae61990-72%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae51991-80%1976
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae51991+88%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae51990-58%1976
Hooded WarblerParulidae51966n/an/a
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae51991-80%1976
House FinchFringillidae51991n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae41990-38%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae41985+200%1976
House SparrowPasseridae41991+267%1978
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae31985+100%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae31991+25%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae31983-77%1975

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