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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Pitts Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Pitts

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pitts 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 CardinalCardinalidae652025-42%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae472025+40%1979
American CrowCorvidae422025-67%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025-78%1979
Blue JayCorvidae312025-68%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae262025-53%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae252025+182%1979
Canada GooseAnatidae242025+200%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae212025+13%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+306%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192025-91%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182025-93%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025-30%1979
Fish CrowCorvidae162025-57%1982
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025+133%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142025+278%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+342%1979
Brown ThrasherMimidae132025-5%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025+150%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122025+100%1979
House FinchFringillidae102025-27%2008
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92025-63%1979
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025+250%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+486%1981
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+150%1980
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+200%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-54%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-92%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+36%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+11%1981
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae72025+13%2015
European StarlingSturnidae62025-8%1979
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+275%1980
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025+167%1981
Swallow-tailed KiteAccipitridae62025n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+100%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+0%1979
Great EgretArdeidae42025+140%1979
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42025+56%1979
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025-9%1979

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