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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Kite Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 5 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2023Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Kite Lake

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kite Lake 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 CardinalCardinalidae672023-26%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae542023+19%2019
Eastern TowheePasserellidae352023-58%2019
American RobinTurdidae322023-43%2019
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312023-38%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252023-41%2019
Pine WarblerParulidae252023+63%2019
American CrowCorvidae232023+83%2019
Blue JayCorvidae202023+29%2019
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202023+61%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae192023-3%2019
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae172023+30%2019
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172023-13%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae152023-3%2019
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae152023+236%2019
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae122023-25%2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122023-26%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102023-35%2019
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82023-9%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82023+21%2019
House FinchFringillidae82023+18%2019
Song SparrowPasserellidae82023-18%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023+33%2019
Chimney SwiftApodidae62023-79%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62023-9%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae62023+133%2021
European StarlingSturnidae52023-67%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52023+0%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42023-61%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42023+14%2019
Brown ThrasherMimidae42023-54%2019
Wood ThrushTurdidae42023-50%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae42022+0%2021
Black VultureCathartidae32023-92%2019
Fish CrowCorvidae32023-17%2021
American GoldfinchFringillidae32023-84%2019
Purple MartinHirundinidae32023-63%2015
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32023-56%2019
MallardAnatidae32019n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32022+50%2019

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