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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Philema Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
2010–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Georgia Philema

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Philema 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 CardinalCardinalidae792025-6%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae612025+136%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae572025-27%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432025+33%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae422025+60%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402025-20%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae402025+24%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae372025+52%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae342025+26%2012
Field SparrowPasserellidae312025-10%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae302025+337%2013
Eastern TowheePasserellidae292025-22%2012
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae252025-8%2012
Black VultureCathartidae232025+246%2013
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025-9%2012
American CrowCorvidae222025-48%2012
Blue JayCorvidae202025-42%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae202025+29%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025+20%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae162025+15%2012
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae152025+263%2015
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+122%2012
House FinchFringillidae132025+71%2012
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025+800%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025-31%2012
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112025+189%2013
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae102025+133%2013
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+60%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025+108%2012
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+158%2012
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae82025+100%2013
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025+75%2013
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025+100%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025+55%2012
Rock PigeonColumbidae62022-57%2014
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025+520%2012
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025-17%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-56%2012
Little Blue HeronArdeidae62025-8%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+86%2012

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