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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 47 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 →
47Years 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
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
American CrowCorvidae472025+7%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452025+8%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae442025-41%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae412025+105%1980
Eastern TowheePasserellidae312025+29%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae262025+213%1980
White-eyed VireoVireonidae252025+467%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252025-21%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025+190%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025+62%1980
Blue JayCorvidae212025-51%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae212025+500%1980
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+44%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae192025+36%1980
Summer TanagerCardinalidae172025+161%1980
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025-74%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025-65%1980
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152025+513%1981
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+28%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025+413%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025+208%1981
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+0%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112025+218%1981
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92025+280%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+375%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-87%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+78%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+900%1987
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025+189%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025+92%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+23%1980
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+160%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-15%1980
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62025+200%1990
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-23%1980
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+13%1980
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+163%1980
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52025-12%1980
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+125%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+300%1980

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