BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27
Fitzgerald Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Fitzgerald
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 73 | 2024 | +138% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 65 | 2024 | -1% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 61 | 2024 | 20× | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 58 | 2024 | -29% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 56 | 2024 | -31% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 43 | 2024 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 43 | 2024 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 33 | 2024 | 12× | 1980 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 32 | 2024 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 29 | 2024 | +72% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 27 | 2024 | -28% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | +373% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 21 | 2024 | +116% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 19 | 2024 | +511% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 19 | 2024 | +139% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 19 | 2024 | +177% | 2013 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2024 | +400% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | +49% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2024 | +180% | 1968 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | 12× | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | +650% | 1985 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 2024 | +157% | 2002 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 13 | 2024 | +14% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 13 | 2024 | 14× | 1981 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2024 | +11% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 11 | 2024 | +28% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +283% | 1986 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 10 | 2024 | -81% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +350% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | -14% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 8 | 2024 | -71% | 1969 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 7 | 2024 | +225% | 1983 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 7 | 2024 | -53% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | +27% | 1981 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2024 | +50% | 1978 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +83% | 1974 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +375% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +83% | 1985 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2023 | -35% | 2002 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.