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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Rentz Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Rentz

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rentz 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 CardinalCardinalidae452024+10%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae442024+100%1980
American CrowCorvidae422024+7%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae392024-41%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae362024+26%1980
White-eyed VireoVireonidae352024+513%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292024-12%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae282024+60%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae272024+204%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae262024+591%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024+195%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212024+77%1980
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192024+550%1981
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172024-74%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae162024+3%1980
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152024+53%1980
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152024+122%1980
Blue JayCorvidae142024-49%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142024+255%1981
Field SparrowPasserellidae132024+189%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae122024+133%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122024+450%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12202412×1987
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024+4%1980
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102024+225%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024-19%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+208%1981
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+483%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+300%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae72024-69%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-27%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-74%1980
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52024-12%1980
Fish CrowCorvidae52024+240%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-84%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+267%2013
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+8%1980
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-47%1980
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+340%1983
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42021+50%1994

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