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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Lincolnton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 37 survey years, no longer active.

99Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2017Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Lincolnton

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lincolnton 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 CrowCorvidae802017+317%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae622017+174%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae522017+886%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462017+187%1968
Blue JayCorvidae372017+127%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae342017-7%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332017+323%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae322017+417%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae312017+700%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae292017-20%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae252017+243%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232017+103%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae222017+300%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212017+700%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192017+4%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182017+104%1968
Black VultureCathartidae182017+194%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162017+2%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152017+140%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152017+733%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142017+744%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae132017-48%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122017+420%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae122017-91%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122017+120%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112017+583%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112017+400%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112017+286%1970
Prairie WarblerParulidae112017+65%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112017+82%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82017+70%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62017+100%1968
House FinchFringillidae62017+44%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52017+275%1982
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52017+20%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52017+250%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae52017-73%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae51995+0%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae52017-20%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae42017+200%1968

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