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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 29

Rutledge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Rutledge

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rutledge 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 CardinalCardinalidae672025+226%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae502025+892%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae472025+163%1978
American CrowCorvidae462025+10%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae432025+64%1978
European StarlingSturnidae322025+10%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae272025+215%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262025+338%1978
House FinchFringillidae26202514×1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232025-17%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222025+63%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae212025+67%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae212025+400%1982
Blue JayCorvidae192025+27%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae172025+127%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+24%1978
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025+46%1978
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152025-3%1978
Summer TanagerCardinalidae142025+32%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+420%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025-18%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae122025+56%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+242%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae112025+480%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+46%1978
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102025+113%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-62%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92025-72%1978
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+338%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae92025+500%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+140%1978
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae82025+467%1983
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+167%1985
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+87%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+20%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+400%1980
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+222%1978
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025-59%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-48%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-85%1978

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