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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 28

Linwood Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 38 survey years, still 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Linwood

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

Species recorded on the Linwood 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 CardinalCardinalidae572023+40%1972
American CrowCorvidae422023+48%1972
European StarlingSturnidae352023+69%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322023+65%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae302023+86%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302023+44%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae302023+667%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae262023+66%1972
American RobinTurdidae252023-18%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252023+248%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242023+189%1972
Blue JayCorvidae202023+62%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192023-23%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182023+440%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae182023-29%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182023-39%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182023+550%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172023+133%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142023+196%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae142023+41%1972
House FinchFringillidae132023+17%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122023+388%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102023-50%1972
Prairie WarblerParulidae72023-24%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae72023-49%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62023+50%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62019+33%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62023-20%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae62023-74%1972
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62023+80%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62023-30%1972
House SparrowPasseridae62019-59%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae62023-49%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52019+133%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+46%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023-45%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae42023-55%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42019-74%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42023+73%1972
Pine WarblerParulidae42023+0%1972

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