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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 13 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 →
13Years 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
3Observers

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 CardinalCardinalidae712024-6%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae522024-24%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae392024+40%2013
Field SparrowPasserellidae392024-5%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae362024+47%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae352024+21%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae302024-14%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae292024+19%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282024+40%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae272024+337%2013
Eastern TowheePasserellidae262024-10%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae232024+28%2012
Blue JayCorvidae232024-34%2012
American CrowCorvidae222024-43%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024+24%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182024-13%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182024+39%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024+33%2012
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024+83%2012
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024+167%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+90%2012
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024+625%2017
Common Ground DoveColumbidae92024+5%2012
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92024+156%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024+11%2012
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82024+144%2013
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+46%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024+189%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+62%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024-29%2012
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae72024+213%2015
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72023+600%2021
Rock PigeonColumbidae62022-57%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024+0%2013
Fish CrowCorvidae62024+22%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024+460%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae62024+37%2013
House FinchFringillidae52024-7%2012
Black VultureCathartidae52024+55%2013
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+50%2017

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