BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Roland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Georgia Roland

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Roland 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 CardinalCardinalidae352025+7%2007
American CrowCorvidae242025-52%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae242025+129%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+46%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae202006n/an/a
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025-25%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142025-33%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025-7%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-48%2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae112025+67%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025+10%2007
Blue JayCorvidae102025-9%2007
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025-17%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+12%2007
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+64%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025-54%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-58%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025+15%2007
Hooded WarblerParulidae52025+225%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+20%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+58%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025-46%2007
Black VultureCathartidae42023+100%2011
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42023+60%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-25%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-37%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32005n/an/a
Prairie WarblerParulidae32025+100%2008
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-14%2007
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32012n/an/a
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22023+0%2009
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-44%2007
Fish CrowCorvidae22024-38%2008
European StarlingSturnidae22021-68%2007
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22018-33%2009
Purple MartinHirundinidae22025-67%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22023-59%2007
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22025-50%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22025-71%2007
American RobinTurdidae22018+100%2005

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