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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Headlight Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Georgia Headlight

Top 40 of 69 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 WrenTroglodytidae872025+18%2013
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452025-9%2013
Eastern TowheePasserellidae282025-25%2013
American CrowCorvidae272025+32%2013
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae262025+41%2013
Common YellowthroatParulidae262025+60%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-19%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172025+42%2013
Northern ParulaParulidae132025-20%2013
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+24%2013
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae92025+48%2013
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025-18%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+425%2014
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62025+8%2013
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+9%2013
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62025-8%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-24%2013
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-19%2013
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-39%2013
Blue JayCorvidae42023-13%2013
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025+129%2013
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae42023+100%2014
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-35%2013
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+14%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023+50%2013
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025+50%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+50%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae22025-73%2013
Fish CrowCorvidae22025+29%2014
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22024-50%2013
Wood DuckAnatidae22025-50%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae22023+100%2014
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22024+100%2015
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22022+100%2015
Barred OwlStrigidae22021+0%2016
Great Blue HeronArdeidae12016+0%2011
Little Blue HeronArdeidae12017+0%2012
Common Ground DoveColumbidae12023-73%2013
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12024+100%2013
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae12025-56%2014

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.