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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Metasville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

70Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2000Span
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Bird Species Found on Georgia Metasville

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Metasville 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 CrowCorvidae722000+53%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae702000+119%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae702000+106%1997
European StarlingSturnidae662000+230%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae652000+55%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae592000+79%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae552000+22%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae432000-2%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332000-11%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae322000+39%1997
Field SparrowPasserellidae232000-4%1997
Blue JayCorvidae222000-53%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202000+18%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152000-17%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae142000+27%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132000+8%1997
House SparrowPasseridae122000+300%1997
American RobinTurdidae122000-8%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112000-52%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102000-23%1997
Prairie WarblerParulidae102000+0%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92000-10%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae92000+80%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae72000+133%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72000-30%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72000+133%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72000-42%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72000-56%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72000-73%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62000+50%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62000+20%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52000+67%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52000-44%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52000+150%1997
Fish CrowCorvidae52000+400%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52000+67%1997
House FinchFringillidae52000-58%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae42000-50%1997
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42000+300%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42000+100%1997

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