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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Nashville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
40Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Georgia Nashville

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Nashville 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 CardinalCardinalidae712025+49%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae672025+32%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025-45%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312025+929%1990
Blue JayCorvidae282025-16%1979
American CrowCorvidae262025-38%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202025+57%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202025-64%1979
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae162025-65%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025+300%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+181%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025-33%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025+216%1979
Northern ParulaParulidae132025+89%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025-62%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae122025+222%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+140%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-36%1979
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025-26%1979
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae82025+300%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae82025+211%1982
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+360%1980
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-85%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-89%1979
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62002n/an/a
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025-44%1979
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+260%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+18%1983
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42024+0%1979
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+400%1979
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025+0%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-48%1980
Hooded WarblerParulidae32025+100%1982
European StarlingSturnidae32025+40%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+50%1982
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025+83%1986
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae31988+0%1985
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae31986n/an/a
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22018+0%1979
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025-53%1979

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