BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Irwinton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2024Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Irwinton

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Irwinton 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392024-9%2018
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382024+17%2018
White-eyed VireoVireonidae302024+36%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae292024-16%2018
American CrowCorvidae262024-23%2018
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242024+1%2018
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232024-5%2018
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212024-9%2018
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024-19%2018
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024+7%2018
Black VultureCathartidae152024+89%2018
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132024-30%2018
Wood ThrushTurdidae132024+94%2018
Blue JayCorvidae122024+26%2018
House FinchFringillidae112024+113%2018
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112024-39%2018
Purple MartinHirundinidae112024-14%2018
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102024+36%2018
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102024-3%2018
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024-2%2018
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024-26%2018
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92024-19%2018
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-4%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-55%2018
Northern ParulaParulidae82024+6%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+50%2018
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72023+27%2019
Pine WarblerParulidae72024-66%2018
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024-10%2018
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62024-62%2018
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+8%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+65%2018
Hooded WarblerParulidae62024-6%2018
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+43%2018
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+43%2018
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-55%2018
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-40%2018
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024-50%2018
Prairie WarblerParulidae42024+0%2018
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-15%2018

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