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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Macon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
1975–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Macon

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Macon 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
Rock PigeonColumbidae64202512×1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae522025+21%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae322025+158%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae312025-18%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae282008+300%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242025+61%1980
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232025+200%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+191%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025+100%1981
Blue JayCorvidae162025-58%1980
Summer TanagerCardinalidae142025+71%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142025+336%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025+89%1982
American CrowCorvidae112025-24%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025+22%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+440%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025+283%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025+12%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+220%1982
House FinchFringillidae92025-59%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+17%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-86%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-54%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+500%1984
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae72025-8%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-17%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-54%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+300%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-7%1980
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025-26%1980
House SparrowPasseridae62025-82%1980
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-64%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+200%1982
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42023-84%1980
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-81%1980
Fish CrowCorvidae42025-29%1980
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+18%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+175%1981
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+367%1983
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+100%1984

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