BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Ousley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Georgia Ousley

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ousley 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 CardinalCardinalidae922025+38%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae862025+92%2017
American CrowCorvidae832025+180%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae652025+65%2017
Blue JayCorvidae542025+100%2017
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae532025+55%2017
White IbisThreskiornithidae472025+265%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412025-20%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae372025+117%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352025+83%2017
Purple MartinHirundinidae342025+354%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae292025+245%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae272025+244%2017
Northern ParulaParulidae242025+64%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae242025+51%2017
Wood DuckAnatidae242025+142%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae212025+80%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172025+25%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+10%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025+125%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025+69%2017
Brown ThrasherMimidae152025+25%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+222%2017
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152025+271%2017
Little Blue HeronArdeidae122025+440%2017
Black VultureCathartidae102025+62%2017
Fish CrowCorvidae102025-2%2017
Brown PelicanPelecanidae102018n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+93%2017
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92025+36%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025+13%2018
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-34%2017
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-40%2017
Common GallinuleRallidae72025+150%2022
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025+65%2017
Pine WarblerParulidae62025+110%2017
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025-56%2017
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025+17%2017
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52024+67%2017
AnhingaAnhingidae42025+0%2019

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