BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27
Newton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
43Years Surveyed
1975–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Newton
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 124 | 2024 | +228% | 1977 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 109 | 2024 | +470% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 106 | 2024 | +55% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 73 | 2024 | +25% | 1977 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 52 | 2024 | -40% | 1977 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 52 | 2024 | 30× | 1988 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 49 | 2024 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 44 | 2024 | -28% | 1977 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 43 | 2024 | +57% | 1981 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 41 | 2024 | -7% | 1977 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 40 | 2024 | +88% | 1977 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 40 | 2024 | -25% | 1977 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 27 | 2024 | -67% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 25 | 2024 | -39% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2024 | +225% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 21 | 2024 | +725% | 1977 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 21 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2024 | +17% | 1977 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 20 | 2024 | -22% | 1977 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 18 | 2024 | -7% | 1977 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 16 | 2024 | +464% | 1981 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 16 | 2024 | +45% | 1977 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 15 | 2024 | +188% | 1982 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | +90% | 1977 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 11 | 2024 | +111% | 2016 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 10 | 2024 | -44% | 1977 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2024 | +43% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +88% | 1977 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +157% | 1977 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 9 | 2024 | +29% | 1977 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 2024 | -35% | 1977 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2024 | +39% | 1977 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2024 | +32% | 1977 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 8 | 2024 | -58% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +340% | 1981 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +256% | 2001 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -10% | 1977 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | -14% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -7% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.