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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Rock Branch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Rock Branch

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rock Branch 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1342024+104%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae762022n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae522024+30%2007
European StarlingSturnidae492024+137%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392024-15%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae372024+14%2007
American CrowCorvidae352024-23%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024-42%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252024-52%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242024+35%2007
Blue JayCorvidae232024-39%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222024+43%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212024-20%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae202024+58%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202024+16%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae172024+400%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+511%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae152024+75%2008
White-eyed VireoVireonidae15202411×2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024-18%2007
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122024+320%2007
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+90%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae112024+44%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024+169%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112024+117%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-5%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-59%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024+214%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae92024-53%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92024+6%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024-4%2007
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82024+220%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+167%2011
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+47%2007
American RobinTurdidae72024-28%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+229%2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024+0%2007
House FinchFringillidae52024-12%2007
House SparrowPasseridae52024-28%2007
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+175%2009

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