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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Folkston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
1994–2022Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Folkston

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Folkston 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 DoveColumbidae252022+62%1996
Black VultureCathartidae23202215×1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222022-11%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212022-42%1996
White IbisThreskiornithidae20202220×1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132022-20%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae112018+233%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112021+450%2018
Chimney SwiftApodidae102022+55%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae102022+183%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82022+380%1996
Fish CrowCorvidae72022-75%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae72022-51%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72021+171%2012
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62022+50%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62021+13%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52022+233%1996
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52022+100%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae52022+27%1999
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52017+400%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52022n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42022-93%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022+36%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42022-68%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42022-66%1996
American RobinTurdidae42021+300%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32022-81%1996
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32018+33%1996
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32022-8%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32022-50%1997
Blue JayCorvidae32022+320%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32022-13%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32021-11%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae32022-67%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae32022+200%1999
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22022-58%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22022-80%1996
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22022-41%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22021+50%1996
American CrowCorvidae22022-92%1996

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