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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Finleyson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
40Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Finleyson

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Finleyson 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 DoveColumbidae482025-56%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482025-36%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae462025+44%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452025-39%1978
American CrowCorvidae282025+413%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae252025-24%1984
Blue JayCorvidae232025-71%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222025-11%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+161%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025+914%1982
Chimney SwiftApodidae172025+89%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025+586%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025+614%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+191%1984
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae132025-66%1978
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132025-76%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025+325%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+267%1982
European StarlingSturnidae122025-44%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025-20%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae112025+38%1982
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+260%1990
House FinchFringillidae102025+92%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92025+363%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+217%1984
White IbisThreskiornithidae82024+238%1999
MallardAnatidae82017+267%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+529%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae82025+0%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+164%1978
House SparrowPasseridae72025-94%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+300%1987
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025+238%1987
Wood StorkCiconiidae72012-62%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025-5%1982
Fish CrowCorvidae62025-19%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+35%1978
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52025+33%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+13%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-86%1978

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