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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 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Georgia Headlight

Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Headlight 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae832024+20%2013
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532024-14%2013
American CrowCorvidae422024+63%2013
Eastern TowheePasserellidae302024-24%2013
Common YellowthroatParulidae272024+58%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024+12%2013
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae232024+17%2013
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222024+55%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae202024+47%2013
Northern ParulaParulidae152024+2%2013
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152024+186%2013
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024+34%2013
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae112024+52%2013
Common GrackleIcteridae112024-27%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+350%2014
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92024-10%2013
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+23%2013
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024+33%2013
Pine WarblerParulidae52024-47%2014
Blue JayCorvidae42023-13%2013
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-44%2013
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-23%2013
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae42023+100%2014
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024-8%2013
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+14%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023+50%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32017+50%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22023-33%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22024-50%2013
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae22022-33%2014
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae22021+0%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae22023+100%2014
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22024+100%2015
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22022+100%2015
Barred OwlStrigidae22021+0%2016
Black VultureCathartidae22022+100%2021
Great Blue HeronArdeidae12016+0%2011
Little Blue HeronArdeidae12017+0%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae12023-40%2013
Common Ground DoveColumbidae12023-73%2013

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