BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27
Okefenokee Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.
81Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1974–1992Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Georgia Okefenokee
Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 49 | 1992 | +66% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 31 | 1992 | -20% | 1978 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 27 | 1992 | +118% | 1978 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 26 | 1992 | +176% | 1978 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 22 | 1992 | +62% | 1978 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 21 | 1992 | -48% | 1978 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 18 | 1992 | -12% | 1978 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 14 | 1992 | +92% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 1992 | +35% | 1978 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 1992 | +132% | 1978 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 1992 | +24% | 1979 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 1992 | +125% | 1978 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 1992 | +227% | 1981 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 1992 | -33% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 6 | 1992 | -27% | 1979 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 6 | 1987 | -38% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 1983 | -73% | 1978 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1992 | -11% | 1979 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 5 | 1992 | +0% | 1979 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 1992 | +0% | 1984 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 1992 | +120% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1992 | -11% | 1979 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 1975 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1992 | +86% | 1979 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 1992 | -37% | 1978 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1992 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 1992 | +18% | 1979 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 1984 | n/a | n/a | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 1991 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1992 | -10% | 1978 | |
| Bachman's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1992 | -65% | 1979 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 1992 | -52% | 1979 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 1992 | -50% | 1983 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 2 | 1979 | -50% | 1974 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 2 | 1992 | -60% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 1992 | -65% | 1978 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1992 | +100% | 1981 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 1992 | +10% | 1981 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 1992 | +167% | 1979 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.