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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Lacross Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
47Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Lacross

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lacross 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 CardinalCardinalidae712025+138%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae402025+86%1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae392025-4%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362025+185%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332025+126%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025+1%1975
Blue JayCorvidae262025-45%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae232025+112%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212025+175%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182025-84%1975
European StarlingSturnidae162025-80%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025-83%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae162015+700%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152025-11%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025-11%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae142021+26%1975
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142021+89%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+243%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae112025-17%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+33%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025+0%1975
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92021+80%1975
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82025-64%1975
Fish CrowCorvidae82025-38%1983
American CrowCorvidae72025-76%1975
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025+111%1976
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae72025-8%1975
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72025+233%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+43%1976
Prairie WarblerParulidae72017+250%1985
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-62%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025-67%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-54%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+125%1983
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+79%1975
Black VultureCathartidae52017+22%1983
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-58%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+15%1975
Swainson's WarblerParulidae42025+300%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025+25%1975

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