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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Owensboro Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Owensboro

Top 40 of 98 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 MockingbirdMimidae622024+49%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532024-6%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae482024+85%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae482024-33%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432024+44%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae422024+136%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae352024+6%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae352024-13%2012
American CrowCorvidae262024-44%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae252024+235%2012
European StarlingSturnidae242024+53%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae232024+51%2012
Blue JayCorvidae232024-2%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212024-18%2012
Wood StorkCiconiidae212023n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae192024+15%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182024+39%2012
House FinchFringillidae182024+50%2012
Field SparrowPasserellidae182024+6%2012
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172024-11%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae172024+788%2013
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024+120%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae142024+41%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae142024+55%2013
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+129%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132024+157%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132024+54%2012
Horned LarkAlaudidae112024+111%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112024+575%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae112024+130%2015
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024-55%2012
AnhingaAnhingidae102023+300%2014
Fish CrowCorvidae82024+12%2012
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024+7%2012
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+56%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae72024+300%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+18%2012
White IbisThreskiornithidae72024+0%2015
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024+217%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+200%2012

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