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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Henderson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Henderson

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Henderson 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1092025+91%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae812025+171%1975
American CrowCorvidae662025+287%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae582025-24%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae462025+304%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae452025+125%1975
Blue JayCorvidae362025+8%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae332025+600%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae322025+288%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302025+169%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262025+8%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae262025+50%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae252025+279%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae232023-23%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025+218%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae212025+45%1975
European StarlingSturnidae202025-70%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae182025+70%1975
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172025-69%1975
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172025+330%1975
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162025+183%1975
House FinchFringillidae162025+128%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae132025+164%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+154%1975
Black VultureCathartidae112025+83%1987
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025-60%1975
Little Blue HeronArdeidae102025+660%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+200%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+31%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92025+189%1975
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+225%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-4%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025+223%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+600%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025+89%1975
American RobinTurdidae72025+80%1976
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52025+28%1975
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+160%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024-16%1975
House SparrowPasseridae52022-63%1975

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