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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 28

Mountain Cty Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
41Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Mountain Cty

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mountain Cty 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
European StarlingSturnidae372025-16%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025+118%1977
Hooded WarblerParulidae362025+255%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae342025+10%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025-26%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+141%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae222025+7%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+103%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182025+195%1977
American CrowCorvidae172025-34%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142025+2%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+123%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae142010+33%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+460%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-71%1977
Northern ParulaParulidae112025+267%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+32%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025-12%1977
Blue JayCorvidae92025-23%1977
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae92025+400%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+156%1977
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-36%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+83%1977
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae82025+155%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+150%2012
Rock PigeonColumbidae72014+160%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-44%1977
Swainson's WarblerParulidae62025+267%1986
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+300%1978
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025-12%1977
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+400%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+117%1988
House FinchFringillidae52025+60%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025+24%1977
American RobinTurdidae42025+119%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-57%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025+67%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+50%1981
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-49%1977
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32025+600%1979

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