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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Forsyth Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 52 survey years, no longer active.

107Species 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 →
1966–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Forsyth

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Forsyth 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
American CrowCorvidae312024-54%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292024-14%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162024-71%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-5%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132024+9%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024-37%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024+43%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+46%1973
Blue JayCorvidae102024-74%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024+64%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024-59%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024-8%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+4%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024+24%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024-27%1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024+167%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+100%1973
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-7%1973
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+250%1975
House FinchFringillidae72024+67%2002
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42019-50%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-14%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-65%1974
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-70%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024-68%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-89%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-59%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-71%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024-84%1973
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-67%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae32024+44%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae32024+50%1973
Prairie WarblerParulidae32024-50%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-8%1973
Black VultureCathartidae32023-47%1974
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae32018+100%1975
Common Ground DoveColumbidae31973n/an/a
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae31994+100%1984
Rock PigeonColumbidae32021+67%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae22024+25%1974

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