BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Owensboro Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Owensboro

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Owensboro 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 MockingbirdMimidae672025+67%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae652025+101%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae592025-15%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532025-39%2012
European StarlingSturnidae452025+68%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392025+149%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae392025+33%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae332025+3%2012
House FinchFringillidae282025+59%2012
Field SparrowPasserellidae262025+16%2012
Blue JayCorvidae252025-12%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae252025+165%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae252025-2%2012
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae242025-14%2012
American CrowCorvidae242025-41%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae222025+27%2013
Wood StorkCiconiidae212023n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192025+35%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+49%2012
Great EgretArdeidae182025+650%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae172025+292%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-18%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+84%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+35%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae132025+588%2013
Brown ThrasherMimidae132025-33%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025+88%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+195%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025+32%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae102025-85%2012
AnhingaAnhingidae102023+300%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025+108%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92025+170%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+11%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+500%2012
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72025+180%2013
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025+28%2012
Fish CrowCorvidae72025+6%2012
White IbisThreskiornithidae72024+0%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+167%2012

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