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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Fitzgerald Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Fitzgerald

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fitzgerald 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae762025-25%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae752025+8%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae602025-34%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462025+120%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42202521×1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae372025+166%1968
Blue JayCorvidae322025+70%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae322025-20%1968
American CrowCorvidae302025+98%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae272025+473%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252025+783%1985
Turkey VultureCathartidae242025+271%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae232025-70%1968
Common Ground DoveColumbidae232025+95%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae232025-64%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+478%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025+26%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212025+413%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae20202511×1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae192025-59%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025+152%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae18202511×1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+383%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152025+180%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae132025+83%1981
Brown ThrasherMimidae112025+32%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102025+475%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025+317%1986
European StarlingSturnidae92025-28%1968
House FinchFringillidae92025+169%2013
White IbisThreskiornithidae72024+225%1983
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025+71%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72025+11%1972
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae72025+120%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+725%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+133%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+25%1969
House SparrowPasseridae62025-64%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+50%1978
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62025+267%1997

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