BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Roland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Georgia Roland

Top 40 of 80 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 CardinalCardinalidae302024+0%2007
American CrowCorvidae232024-44%2007
Tufted TitmouseParidae222024-28%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202024+49%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae202006n/an/a
Summer TanagerCardinalidae192024+118%2007
Pine WarblerParulidae182024+33%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162024+22%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024+11%2007
Blue JayCorvidae152024-14%2007
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152024-46%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024+21%2007
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112024-19%2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024+56%2007
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+29%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+94%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72023-11%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+58%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024-71%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-58%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024-52%2007
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-25%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-8%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-13%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-57%2007
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42023-27%2007
Black VultureCathartidae42023+100%2011
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42023+60%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+0%2007
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+29%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32005n/an/a
Prairie WarblerParulidae32024+50%2008
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024+7%2007
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32012n/an/a
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22023+0%2009
Fish CrowCorvidae22024-38%2008
European StarlingSturnidae22021-68%2007
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22018-33%2009
Field SparrowPasserellidae22024-31%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22023-59%2007

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