BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27
Lyons Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.
91Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1966–1994Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Lyons
Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 46 | 1994 | +32% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 42 | 1994 | -32% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 36 | 1994 | +81% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 29 | 1994 | +25% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 25 | 1994 | -2% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 25 | 1994 | +142% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 23 | 1994 | +98% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 21 | 1994 | -34% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 1994 | +114% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 17 | 1994 | -78% | 1968 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 16 | 1994 | +62% | 1971 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 13 | 1994 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 12 | 1994 | +393% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 12 | 1994 | +300% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 1994 | -19% | 1968 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 1992 | -41% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 1994 | +89% | 1971 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 1990 | -29% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 7 | 1994 | +55% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 1994 | +131% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1994 | -61% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1994 | 12× | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 1994 | -83% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 1994 | +13% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1994 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1994 | +125% | 1972 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1994 | -57% | 1968 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 1990 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 1994 | -13% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1994 | +589% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1994 | -39% | 1968 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 1994 | -48% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 1992 | -72% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1994 | +169% | 1968 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 1994 | -82% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1994 | +220% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1992 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 1992 | -17% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1994 | +33% | 1980 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 1994 | +567% | 1976 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.