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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Good Hope Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Good Hope

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Good Hope 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 CardinalCardinalidae562024+64%2007
House FinchFringillidae392024+690%2008
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342024+66%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342024+80%2007
European StarlingSturnidae292024+147%2007
Blue JayCorvidae282024-2%2007
American CrowCorvidae272024-58%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262024+268%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024-25%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212024+170%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024-17%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182024+686%2008
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024+96%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024-6%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+114%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024+100%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae132024+220%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024-3%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae122024+333%2007
Black VultureCathartidae122024+186%2014
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112024+227%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae92021-50%2014
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-24%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+85%2007
American RobinTurdidae82024+70%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae72023-22%2006
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-30%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+114%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+117%2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024+150%2007
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+133%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-46%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-65%2007
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024+100%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022-9%2012
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+100%2012
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+500%2016
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+56%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024-33%2008
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024-31%2007

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