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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Piedmont Nwr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

78Species 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 →
1991–2003Span
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Bird Species Found on Georgia Piedmont Nwr

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Piedmont Nwr 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
Pine WarblerParulidae522003-27%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae402003+0%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372003+22%1993
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372003+3%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae292003-14%1993
Summer TanagerCardinalidae272003+19%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae222003+35%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182003-19%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162003-39%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152003+28%1993
Prairie WarblerParulidae152003-19%1993
Wood ThrushTurdidae152003-5%1993
American CrowCorvidae142003-27%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae122003+33%1993
Blue JayCorvidae112003-27%1993
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae102003-18%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92003+30%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92003-42%1993
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae92003+250%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae82003+42%1993
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82003-9%1993
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82003+86%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72003-30%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae62003+68%1993
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62003-82%1993
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62003+64%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62003+60%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae62003+43%1998
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae52003+25%1993
Purple MartinHirundinidae52002+75%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae52003+200%1993
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae42003+50%1993
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42003+17%1993
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42003-35%1993
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42003+39%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32002+50%1991
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32003+75%1993
Kentucky WarblerParulidae32003+175%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae32002+0%1994
Wood DuckAnatidae22003+60%1993

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