BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27
Headlight Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.
68Species Recorded
13Years Surveyed
2011–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Headlight
Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 83 | 2024 | +20% | 2013 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 53 | 2024 | -14% | 2013 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 42 | 2024 | +63% | 2013 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | -24% | 2013 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 27 | 2024 | +58% | 2013 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 25 | 2024 | +12% | 2013 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 23 | 2024 | +17% | 2013 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 22 | 2024 | +55% | 2013 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 20 | 2024 | +47% | 2013 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | +2% | 2013 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2024 | +186% | 2013 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 13 | 2024 | +34% | 2013 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 11 | 2024 | +52% | 2013 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | -27% | 2013 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2024 | +350% | 2014 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | -10% | 2013 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +23% | 2013 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +33% | 2013 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -47% | 2014 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | -13% | 2013 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -44% | 2013 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -23% | 2013 | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Accipitridae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 2014 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | -8% | 2013 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +14% | 2017 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +50% | 2013 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2017 | +50% | 2012 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2023 | -33% | 2017 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | -50% | 2013 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2022 | -33% | 2014 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 2 | 2021 | +0% | 2015 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2023 | +100% | 2014 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 2015 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2015 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2021 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 2016 | +0% | 2011 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 1 | 2017 | +0% | 2012 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 1 | 2023 | -40% | 2013 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 1 | 2023 | -73% | 2013 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.