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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Hiram Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2018Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Hiram

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hiram 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
American RobinTurdidae702018+111%1977
European StarlingSturnidae582018+50%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502018+2%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae452018+341%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae362018-14%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae35201813×1977
American CrowCorvidae322018-12%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322018+83%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae30201812×1980
Chimney SwiftApodidae282018-41%1977
House FinchFringillidae262018+247%1995
Blue JayCorvidae232018-58%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae232018+117%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae232018-11%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae222018+187%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae212018+567%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae172018+123%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae172017n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae152018-55%1977
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae152018+133%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142018+24%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122018-42%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae121997n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112018+14%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112018+200%1977
Pine WarblerParulidae112018+68%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112018+100%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae112018+575%1982
Fish CrowCorvidae112018+10%2017
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92018+50%1977
House SparrowPasseridae82018-77%1977
Gray CatbirdMimidae82018-36%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae82018-67%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82018+283%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae72018-71%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72018-39%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52018+167%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52018-88%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52018+333%1977
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32018+0%1977

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