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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 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Newton

Top 40 of 102 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 CardinalCardinalidae1242024+228%1977
White IbisThreskiornithidae1092024+470%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae1062024+55%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae732024+25%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae522024-40%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52202430×1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae492024+100%1977
Blue JayCorvidae442024-28%1977
Black VultureCathartidae432024+57%1981
American CrowCorvidae412024-7%1977
Little Blue HeronArdeidae402024+88%1977
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae402024-25%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae272024-67%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252024-39%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242024+225%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212024+725%1977
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae212016n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae202024+17%1977
Fish CrowCorvidae202024-22%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182024-7%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae162024+464%1981
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024+45%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162016n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152024+188%1982
Purple MartinHirundinidae142024+90%1977
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae112024+111%2016
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae102024-44%1977
Common Ground DoveColumbidae102024+43%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024+88%1977
Pine WarblerParulidae92024+157%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+29%1977
Great EgretArdeidae82024-35%1977
European StarlingSturnidae82024+39%1977
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+32%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024-58%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+340%1981
House FinchFringillidae82024+256%2001
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024-10%1977
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024-14%1982
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024-7%1983

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