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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Newton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
44Years 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 Newton

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newton 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 CardinalCardinalidae1162025+237%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae1152025+63%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae842025+42%1977
American CrowCorvidae542025+6%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482025+670%1981
Blue JayCorvidae462025-26%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae422025+97%1977
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae392025-25%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae362025+152%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332025+290%1977
Black VultureCathartidae322025+55%1981
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae272025-66%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262025+3%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae25202533×1988
Great EgretArdeidae232025+18%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae212025+53%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212025+700%1977
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae212016n/an/a
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202025+50%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae192025+355%1981
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192025-25%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182025-48%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-69%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025-4%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162016n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025+61%1977
Common Ground DoveColumbidae142025+24%1981
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae132025-23%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025+300%1982
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-12%1977
Northern ParulaParulidae112025+53%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae112025-33%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025+82%1977
Pine WarblerParulidae102025+214%1977
European StarlingSturnidae92025+22%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025+26%1977
House FinchFringillidae82025+311%2001
Fish CrowCorvidae72025-15%1977
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae72025+200%1986
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+0%1982

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