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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
11Years Surveyed
1966–1991Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Fairplay
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 55 | 1991 | +26% | 1976 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 55 | 1991 | +397% | 1976 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 48 | 1991 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 46 | 1991 | +500% | 1976 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 40 | 1991 | -10% | 1976 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 36 | 1991 | +233% | 1976 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 34 | 1991 | +219% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 31 | 1991 | +62% | 1976 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 30 | 1991 | -17% | 1976 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 30 | 1991 | +83% | 1976 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 28 | 1991 | +250% | 1976 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 28 | 1991 | -15% | 1976 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 1991 | +28% | 1976 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 20 | 1991 | +125% | 1976 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 1991 | +150% | 1984 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 19 | 1991 | +250% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 19 | 1991 | -30% | 1976 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 15 | 1990 | +500% | 1975 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 12 | 1991 | -66% | 1976 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 1991 | +4% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 1991 | +57% | 1976 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 1990 | -56% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 10 | 1991 | -78% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1991 | +55% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 1991 | -58% | 1976 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 1985 | -23% | 1976 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1985 | +60% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 1990 | -72% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 1991 | -80% | 1976 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1991 | +88% | 1985 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1990 | -58% | 1976 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1966 | n/a | n/a | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 1991 | -80% | 1976 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 1991 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1990 | -38% | 1978 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1985 | +200% | 1976 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 1991 | +267% | 1978 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1985 | +100% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1991 | +25% | 1976 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 1983 | -77% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.