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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Rock Branch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Rock Branch

Top 40 of 89 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae472025-34%2007
European StarlingSturnidae462025+123%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025-14%2007
American CrowCorvidae352025-28%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342025+22%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae342025+68%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae312025+19%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025+55%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025+17%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae222025-18%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212025+30%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025-14%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182025+63%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae172025+98%2007
Blue JayCorvidae162025-36%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae142025+400%2008
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132025+177%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae12202513×2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122025-84%2022
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+20%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+257%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+83%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+271%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025+60%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+400%2007
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92025+360%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-48%2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025+36%2007
American RobinTurdidae82025-28%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-26%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-59%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+217%2011
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025+39%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+44%2007
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+35%2007
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52025-39%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025+88%2008
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025-15%2018
Fish CrowCorvidae52025-17%2019
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025-8%2019

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