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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 16 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–1992Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Okefenokee

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Okefenokee 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
American CrowCorvidae491992+66%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae311992-20%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae271992+118%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae261992+176%1978
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae221992+62%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae211992-48%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae181992-12%1978
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae141992+92%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae141992+35%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae141992+132%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae101992+24%1979
Chimney SwiftApodidae81992+125%1978
Fish CrowCorvidae81992+227%1981
Blue JayCorvidae61992-33%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae61992-27%1979
White IbisThreskiornithidae61987-38%1981
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae51983-73%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae51992-11%1979
Northern ParulaParulidae51992+0%1979
Common Ground DoveColumbidae51992+0%1984
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae41992+120%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae41992-11%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae41975n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae41992+86%1979
Turkey VultureCathartidae31992-37%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae31992+0%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae31992+18%1979
Snowy EgretArdeidae31984n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae31989n/an/a
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae31991n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae21992-10%1978
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae21992-65%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae21992-52%1979
Prairie WarblerParulidae21992-50%1983
House SparrowPasseridae21979-50%1974
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae21992-60%1981
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae21992-65%1978
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21992+100%1981
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae21992+10%1981
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae21992+167%1979

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